CVE-2023-34039

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2023-08-29. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 64%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 64%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Aria Operations for Networks contains an Authentication Bypass vulnerability due to a lack of unique cryptographic key generation. A malicious actor with network access to Aria Operations for Networks could bypass SSH authentication to gain access to the Aria Operations for Networks CLI.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
75(Track*)
EG Risk 75/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation65% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
99.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 29, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 6, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Support Content Notification - Support Portal - Broadcom support portal

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0018.html
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175320/VMWare-Aria-Operations-For-Networks-SSH-Private-Key-Exposure.html
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174452/VMWare-Aria-Operations-For-Networks-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 38× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 02:23 UTCEG score recompute
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Publicly available exploits

(4 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCCyb3rEnthusiast/CVE-2023-34039
    First seen Sep 3, 2023

    Here it is, the VMware newest exploit

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCsinsinology/CVE-2023-34039
    First seen Sep 1, 2023

    VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight) Static SSH key RCE (CVE-2023-34039)

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/linux/ssh/vmware_vrni_known_privkey✓ verified
    First seen Aug 29, 2023

    VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight) SSH Private Key Exposure

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleijavascript/cves/2023/CVE-2023-34039.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2023

    VMWare Aria Operations - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-34039?
CVE-2023-34039 is a critical vulnerability published on August 29, 2023. Aria Operations for Networks contains an Authentication Bypass vulnerability due to a lack of unique cryptographic key generation. A malicious actor with network access to Aria Operations for Networks could bypass SSH authentication to gain access to the Aria Operations for Networks CLI.
When was CVE-2023-34039 disclosed?
CVE-2023-34039 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 29, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-34039 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-34039 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-34039?
CVE-2023-34039 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-34039?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-34039, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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