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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-20887

Vmware Aria Operations for Networks Command Injection Vulnerability

Published Jun 7, 2023 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · VMware Aria Operations for Networks

Patch now

CVE-2023-20887 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 13, 2023. Confirm VMware Aria Operations for Networks against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
98.28%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe vmware/aria operations for networks · vendor VMware Aria Operations for Networks

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. VulnCheck canary evidence. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • cpe vmware/aria operations for networksversion unspecified
  • vendor VMware Aria Operations for Networksversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-20887

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-20887 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 13, 2023. Confirm VMware Aria Operations for Networks against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-77: Command Injection. EPSS 98.28%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 7, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 22, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jul 13, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-20887

    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.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-20887

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-20887

    30-day exploitation probability 98.3%

    first.org
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/vmware_vrni_rce_cve_2023_20887

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-20887

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173761/VMWare-Aria-Operations-For-Networks-Remote-Command-Execution.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-20887

    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.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.