CVE detail
CVE-2023-20893
The VMware vCenter Server contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system that hosts vCenter Server.
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Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 8.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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Researchers warn that a vulnerability patched this month in VMware Aria Operations for Networks, formerly known as vRealize Network Insight, is now seeing exploitation en masse. The flaw allows for remote code execution through command injection and is rated with critical severity. “New data from Akamai shows the scale of active scanning for sites vulnerable […]
newswww.csoonline.comJun 26, 2023, 9:00 PM- VMware fixed five memory corruption issues in vCenter ServerSecurity Affairs
VMware addressed multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in vCenter Server that can be exploited to achieve remote code execution. VMware released security updates to five memory corruption vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-20892, CVE-2023-20893, CVE-2023-20894, CVE-2023-20895, CVE-2023-20896) in vCenter Server that could lead to remote code execution. The memory corruption vulnerabilities reside in the software’s implementation of the DCERPC protocol. […]
newssecurityaffairs.comJun 23, 2023, 6:40 PM VMware published software updates to address multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in vCenter Server that could lead to remote code execution.
newswww.securityweek.comJun 23, 2023, 11:39 AM
Exploit code
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