What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-20864?

CVE-2023-20864 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 70.4%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2023-20864?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2023-20864. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 70.4%.

Aria Operations For Logs CVE-2023-20864

CRITICAL

Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502)

2023-04-20 security@vmware.com

RCE VMware Deserialization Aria Operations For Logs Cloud Foundation

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 20, 2023 - 21:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a deserialization vulnerability. An unauthenticated, malicious actor with network access to VMware Aria Operations for Logs may be able to execute arbitrary code as root.

AnalysisAI

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a deserialization vulnerability. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through malicious serialized objects. VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a deserialization vulnerability. An unauthenticated, malicious actor with network access to VMware Aria Operations for Logs may be able to execute arbitrary code as root. Affected products include: Vmware Aria Operations For Logs, Vmware Cloud Foundation.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid deserializing untrusted data. Use safe serialization formats (JSON). Implement integrity checks and type allowlists.