Hazard

Is CVE-2023-20887 being exploited?

Weaponised and widely attempted

Reliable public exploit code exists, or mass exploitation attempts are probable. Patch inside days, not weeks.

Vmware Aria Operations for Networks Command Injection Vulnerability

VMware · Aria Operations for Networks

CVSS 9.8 EPSS 98% no public exploit indexed Fix deadline passed 13 July 2023

What it is

VMware Aria Operations for Networks (formerly vRealize Network Insight) contains a command injection vulnerability that allows a malicious actor with network access to perform an attack resulting in remote code execution.

Why we say that

  • EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 98%
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2023-07-13) has passed
  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What it costs when this goes wrong

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