CVE-2023-20865 Command injection in VMware Aria Operations for Logs (formerly vRealize Log Insight)

High 7.2 Published 20 Apr 2023 Updated 5 Feb 2025

Administrative users can execute arbitrary root commands in VMware Aria Operations for Logs, requiring immediate patching.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-20865?

CVE-2023-20865 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 20 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a command injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative privileges in VMware Aria Operations for Logs can execute arbitrary commands as root.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20865?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Vmware Aria Operations for Logs, Vmware Cloud Foundation.

How do I fix CVE-2023-20865?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20865 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2023-20865 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20865 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3frw-92jp-g6w8.