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CVE-2023-34051· NVD / CVE Program· CNA vmware

VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains an authentication bypass vulnerability.

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.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Oct 20, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
44.7% · 99th percentile
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Action score

52

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
13 / 30 · 44.7%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
vmwarearia operations for logs

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • vmware aria operations for logs4.0
  • vmware aria operations for logs5.0
  • vmware aria operations for logs8.10
  • vmware aria operations for logs8.10.2
  • vmware aria operations for logs8.12
  • vmware aria operations for logs8.6
  • vmware aria operations for logs8.8

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (vmware). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a VMware Aria Operations for Logs

    • VMware Aria Operations for Logs 8.x, VMware Cloud Foundation (VMware Aria Operations for Logs) 5.x 4.xaffected

Same product

vmware: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-20864VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a deserialization vulnerability.
    60This week
  • CVE-2025-22219VMware Aria Operations for Logs stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-22219)
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2023-34052VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a deserialization vulnerability.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2025-22218VMware Aria Operations for Logs information disclosure vulnerability
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2023-20865VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a command injection vulnerability.
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2025-22220VMware Aria Operations for Logs broken access control vulnerability (CVE-2025-22220)
    21Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:612023-10-20

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoCsame day
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 29, 2026+1076 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

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Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

  • CVE-2023-340520 days apartVMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a deserialization vulnerability.
    31Monitor

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Noroxi analysis

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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