CVE-2023-34039
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 67.2% (pctl 99)
Patch early
EPSS 67.2% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
Aria Operations for Networks contains an Authentication Bypass vulnerability due to a lack of unique cryptographic key generation. A malicious actor with network access to Aria Operations for Networks could bypass SSH authentication to gain access to the Aria Operations for Networks CLI.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 67.18% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-327 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2023-08-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| vmware | aria operations for networks |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174452/VMWare-Aria-Operations-For-Networks-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175320/VMWare-Aria-Operations-For-Networks-SSH-Private-Key-Exposure.html
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0018.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174452/VMWare-Aria-Operations-For-Networks-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175320/VMWare-Aria-Operations-For-Networks-SSH-Private-Key-Exposure.html
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0018.html
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