Aria Operations For NetworksApplication · VMware
CVE-2023-20890
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 · uneditedAria Operations for Networks contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability. An authenticated malicious actor with administrative access to VMware Aria Operations for Networks can write files to arbitrary locations 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 confidenceVMware Aria Operations for Networks contains an authenticated arbitrary file write vulnerability allowing a malicious administrator to write files to arbitrary locations on the system, leading to remote code execution.
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
>= 6.2.0, < 6.11.0CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed version of VMware Aria Operations for NetworksAccess the product admin interface and navigate to the About or System Information section, or run the command line tool if available to retrieve the exact version number.Affected if The installed version is 6.2.0 or higher but lower than 6.11.0
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Confirm the product is exposed to untrusted usersReview network access controls to determine whether the VMware Aria Operations for Networks administrative interface is accessible from networks outside the trusted administrative zone.Affected if The admin interface is reachable by users who are not trusted administrators
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Verify administrative user accountsReview the list of administrative users and roles configured in VMware Aria Operations for Networks to identify any accounts that should not have administrative privileges.Affected if There are administrative accounts that are not fully trusted or have been created by unauthorized personnel
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Check for anomalous file write activityReview system logs and audit trails for any suspicious file upload or write operations initiated by administrative users that could indicate exploitation attempts.Affected if Administrative users have performed file write operations to unexpected locations on the system
The environment is affected if the installed version of VMware Aria Operations for Networks falls within 6.2.0 through 10.x to 6.10.x (any version less than 6.11.0) and untrusted individuals have access to administrative functionality.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 · scoped6.11.0
Restrict administrative access to trusted personnel, apply vendor patches when available, and implement network segmentation to limit exposure.
Aria Operations for Networks 6.11.0
- 1. Back up the current Aria Operations for Networks installation and configuration
- 2. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade
- 3. Download VMware Aria Operations for Networks version 6.11.0 or later from the VMware Customer Connect portal
- 4. Follow VMware's standard upgrade procedure for Aria Operations for Networks
- 5. After upgrade, verify the installation by checking the version number in the admin console
- 6. Confirm that the vulnerability is patched by reviewing the release notes for version 6.11.0
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Aria Operations For Networks
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-20890 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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