### [CVE-2023-20879](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-20879) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=VMware%20Aria%20Operations%20(formerly%20vRealize%20Operations)&color=blue) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Local%20Privilege%20Escalation%20Vulnerability&color=brighgreen) ### Description VMware Aria Operations contains a Local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative privileges in the Aria Operations application can gain root access to the underlying operating system. ### POC #### Reference No PoCs from references. #### Github - https://github.com/thiscodecc/thiscodecc