CVE-2023-20887

criticalpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.983 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV · 4 exploits · weaponized

Likely / severe?

98.3% (100th) EPSS

CVSS 9.8 · critical

Is it mine?

14 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

added 2023-06-22remediate by 2023-07-13

required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

Vmware Aria Operations for Networks Command Injection Vulnerability

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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.19.8criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-77USprimaryCWE-77US

ATT&CK techniques

ATT&CK techniques this enables or maps to.

exploits (4)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

exploit/linux/http/vmware_vrni_rce_cve_2023_20887VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight) pre-authenticated RCEweaponized · metasploit
Malwareman007/CVE-2023-20887VMWare vRealize Network Insight Pre-Authenticated RCE (CVE-2023-20887)PoC · poc_in_github
miko550/CVE-2023-20887VMWare vRealize Network Insight Pre-Authenticated RCE (CVE-2023-20887)PoC · poc_in_github
sinsinology/CVE-2023-20887VMWare vRealize Network Insight Pre-Authenticated RCE (CVE-2023-20887)PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (14)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

VMware Aria Operations for Networks 8.8all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:vmware:aria_operations_for_networks:8.8
VMware Aria Operations for Networks 9.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:vmware:aria_operations_for_networks:9.1
VMware Aria Operations for Networks 9.8all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:vmware:aria_operations_for_networks:9.8
n/a Aria Operations for Networks (Formerly vRealize Network Insight)≤ Aria Operations for Networks (Formerly vRealize Network Insight) 6.xenisa_euvdEU
Broadcom Inc. VMware Aria Operations for Networks6.10.0 → 6.10.0 P1fstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware Aria Operations for Networks6.2.0 → 6.2.0 P8fstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware Aria Operations for Networks6.3.0 → 6.3.0 P5fstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware Aria Operations for Networks6.4.0 → 6.4.0 P9fstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware Aria Operations for Networks6.5.0 → 6.5.1 P6fstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware Aria Operations for Networks6.6.0 → 6.6.0 P5fstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware Aria Operations for Networks6.7.0 → 6.7.0 P5fstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware Aria Operations for Networks6.8.0 → 6.8.0 P2fstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware Aria Operations for Networks6.9.0 → 6.9.0 P3fstec_bduRU
vmware aria operations for networks6.2.0 → 6.10.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_operations_for_networks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-1388VMware Aria Operations for Networks: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-06-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in VMware Aria Operations for Networks ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen oder Informationen offenzulegen.

also known as (5)

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-06-07modified 2026-06-17

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references (10)

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