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CVE-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.

CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
9.0/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.8: +1.47
  • Fresh EPSS: 98.28%: +0.49

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 11 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Arctic Wolf
Press · 08 Feb 2024, 08:00 · The Most Exploited Vulnerabilities of 2023 - Arctic Wolf
Field Effect
Press · 19 Jan 2024, 08:00 · Threat actors exploiting unpatched VMware vCenter Server vulnerability - Field Effect
Help Net Security
Press · 25 Oct 2023, 07:00 · VMware patches critical vulnerability in vCenter Server (CVE-2023-34048) - Help Net Security
Help Net Security
Press · 30 Aug 2023, 07:00 · VMware fixes critical vulnerability in Aria Operations for Networks (CVE-2023-34039) - Help Net Security
The Hacker News
Press · 30 Aug 2023, 07:00 · Critical Vulnerability Alert: VMware Aria Operations Networks at Risk from Remote Attacks - The Hacker News
See all 11 source documents
Rapid7
Press · 28 Jul 2023, 07:00 · Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up: July 28, 2023 - Rapid7
TechTarget
Press · 21 Jun 2023, 07:00 · Critical VMware Aria Operations bug under active exploitation - TechTarget
BleepingComputer
Press · 20 Jun 2023, 07:00 · VMware warns of critical vRealize flaw exploited in attacks - BleepingComputer
CloudSEK
Press · 16 Jun 2023, 07:00 · CVE-2023-20887 Leads to RCE in VMware Aria Operations for Networks - CloudSEK
GreyNoise
Press · 15 Jun 2023, 07:00 · Observed In The Wild: New Tag For CVE-2023-20887 — VMWare Aria Operations for Networks - GreyNoise
The Hacker News
Press · 08 Jun 2023, 07:00 · Urgent Security Updates: Cisco and VMware Address Critical Vulnerabilities - The Hacker News

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 9.0 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.8; EPSS 98.3%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:49.717973+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
07 Jun 2023, 14:16
First press mention
08 Jun 2023, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
22 Jun 2023, 00:00
Latest press mention
08 Feb 2024, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58