# CVE-2023-20887: Vmware Aria Operations for Networks Command Injection Vulnerability

> CVE-2023-20887: Vmware Aria Operations for Networks Command Injection Vulnerability. CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-20887
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:05:46Z

- Published: 2023-06-07 14:16 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05 UTC · Assigner: vmware
- CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 98.3%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2023-06-22, federal due date 2023-07-13, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

Aria Operations for Networks contains a command injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to VMware Aria Operations for Networks may be able to perform a command injection attack resulting in remote code execution.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- n/a: Aria Operations for Networks (Formerly vRealize Network Insight)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20887)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20887)
- [http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173761/VMWare-Aria-Operations-For-Networks-Remote-Command-Execution.html](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173761/VMWare-Aria-Operations-For-Networks-Remote-Command-Execution.html)
- [https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0012.html](https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0012.html)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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