CVE-2023-34051 (GCVE-0-2023-34051)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-20 04:11 – Updated: 2025-05-02 18:30
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. An unauthenticated, malicious actor can inject files into the operating system of an impacted appliance which can result in remote code execution.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 13:26 UTC
CWE
- Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware Aria Operations for Logs |
Affected:
VMware Aria Operations for Logs 8.x, VMware Cloud Foundation (VMware Aria Operations for Logs) 5.x 4.x
|
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