CVE-2023-20880 Privilege escalation in VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize Operations)
A local administrator can escalate privileges to root in VMware Aria Operations, requiring patching to prevent full system compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-20880?
CVE-2023-20880 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 12 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware Aria Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative access to the local system can escalate privileges to 'root'.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20880?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Aria Operations, Vmware Cloud Foundation.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20880?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20880 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-20880 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20880 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Cloud Foundation
- CVE-2026-22719 Broadcom VMware Aria Operations Command Injection
- CVE-2026-41722 Cross-site scripting in VCF operations
- CVE-2026-41723 Cross-site scripting in VCF operations
- CVE-2026-41724 Cross-site scripting in VCF operations
- CVE-2026-22720 VMware Aria Operations stored cross-site scripting vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3grg-4gwx-fp3c.