CVE-2023-20878 | BDVDB-2026-202385 Detail

VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations)

Description#

VMware Aria Operations contains a deserialization vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative privileges can execute arbitrary commands and disrupt the system.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References#

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0009.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-05-12Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-01-27Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-05-12
Last modified: 2025-01-27

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations)

Score

7.2 High

EPSS

1.0%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 63.1.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Insecure Deserialization

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
VMware Aria Operations prior to 8.12
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.2 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).