dbcve.org
Actively exploited in the wild. This CVE is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list — treat remediation as urgent. Federal remediation due by 13 Jul 2023.
Aria Operations For NetworksApplication · VMware

CVE-2023-20887

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-06-07
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 6.10.0 or later.
See remediation →
100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
In the wild High EPSS Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Aria Operations for Networks contains a command injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to VMware Aria Operations for Networks may be able to perform a command injection attack resulting in remote code execution.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

VMware Aria Operations for Networks has a command injection vulnerability allowing remote code execution. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can inject arbitrary commands through unsanitized input, potentially gaining full system control.

MitigationApply the vendor patch/upgrade to a fixed version of Aria Operations for Networks. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the management interface using network segmentation and firewall rules.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Aria Operations For NetworksApplication
Affected:>= 6.2.0, <= 6.10.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm VMware Aria Operations for Networks is installed
    Identify if the product is deployed in your environment by checking for running processes, installed packages, or the administrative web interface. Common indicators include the web UI on port 443, or the 'operations-for-networks' service process.
    Affected if The product is present in your environment and the vulnerable version range applies.
  2. Determine the installed version
    Access the product administrative interface and navigate to the About or System Information page to view the exact version number. Alternatively, check the installed software package or version file within the installation directory.
    Affected if The installed version falls within the range >= 6.2.0 and <= 6.10.0.
  3. Assess network exposure of the management interface
    Review firewall rules and network access controls to determine whether the VMware Aria Operations for Networks web interface is accessible from untrusted networks or the internet. Identify the listening ports (typically 443/HTTPS).
    Affected if The management interface is exposed to networks that are not explicitly trusted.
  4. Verify if the product is actively running
    Check system processes or services to confirm VMware Aria Operations for Networks is in a running state. The vulnerability requires the service to be active for command injection to be exploitable.
    Affected if The product service is running and accepting connections.

You are affected if VMware Aria Operations for Networks version 6.2.0 through 6.10.0 is installed, running, and its management interface is accessible to untrusted networks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

Check your environment

Paste your version and any relevant configuration and it will be compared against the affected criteria above. Do not include secrets or credentials.

AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 6.10.0
Vendor patch www.vmware.com →
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor patch/upgrade to a fixed version of Aria Operations for Networks. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the management interface using network segmentation and firewall rules.

Recommended fix High confidence

VMware Aria Operations for Networks version 6.11.0 or later

  1. 1. Back up the current Aria Operations for Networks configuration and data.
  2. 2. Download VMware Aria Operations for Networks version 6.11.0 or later from the VMware Customer Connect portal.
  3. 3. Upgrade the existing Aria Operations for Networks installation to the latest version.
  4. 4. Verify the upgrade was successful by logging into the web interface.
  5. 5. Confirm the command injection vulnerability is no longer present by reviewing the security patch notes for the new version.
Caveat Review VMware release notes for any compatibility changes or deprecated features before upgrading

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Aria Operations For Networks Exploited in the wild — priority engagement
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
Get it fixed fast

An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $5,120.

Scan for this in your stack

Free · runs locally
dbcve dependency scanner

Check whether your project pulls in CVE-2023-20887 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.

Get it on GitHub Scan in the browser

References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

Primary sources

Practitioner notes

Contributed

Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-20887 in production — separate from our analysis above.

No notes yet

Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.

What this is

A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.

What belongs here
  • Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
  • Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
  • No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
  • No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data