Security Alert (A23-02-18): Multiple Vulnerabilities in VMware Products

Description:

VMware has published security advisories to address multiple vulnerabilities in VMware products. The list of the security updates can be found at:
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0004.html
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0005.html

Affected Systems:

• VMware Carbon Black App Control
• VMware Cloud Foundation
• VMware vRealize Automation
• VMware vRealize Orchestrator

Impact:

Depending on the vulnerability being exploited, a successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary command injection, information disclosure, privilege escalation or security restriction bypass on the affected system.

Recommendation:

Patches for affected products are available. System administrators of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the product vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.

More Information:

• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0004.html
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0005.html
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/vmware-products-multiple-vulnerabilities_20230222
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-20855
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-20858