Administrator-to-root escalation via undisclosed mechanism
Published Sep 26, 2023 · Updated Sep 24, 2024
Local privilege escalation in VMware Aria Operations 8.6.x, 8.10.x, and 8.12.x allows local users with administrative access to gain root. VMware has not published the affected component or the operation that mishandles attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires administrative access to the appliance's local system and yields root privileges on that appliance.
Summary
What happened
Local privilege escalation in VMware Aria Operations 8.6.x, 8.10.x, and 8.12.x allows local users with administrative access to gain root. VMware has not published the affected component or the operation that mishandles attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires administrative access to the appliance's local system and yields root privileges on that appliance.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-34043
- Published
- Sep 26, 2023
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2024
- Vendor
- VMware
- Product
- VMware Aria Operations
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 26, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 24, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=VMware Aria Operations 8.12.x, 8.10.x, 8.6.x, VCF 5.x, 4.x
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What is affected?
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Attacks
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