CVE-2023-34048
Published Oct 25, 2023
Last updated 7 months ago
- Description
- vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger an out-of-bounds write potentially leading to remote code execution.
- Source
- security@vmware.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Products
- vcenter_server
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 9.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- CRITICAL
Data from CISA
- Vulnerability name
- VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
- Exploit added on
- Jan 22, 2024
- Exploit action due
- Feb 12, 2024
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
1/ VMware Aria Operations exploit in the wild. CVE-2023-34048 is a command injection flaw. Attackers are gaining access to cloud environments.
@projectzerosum
5 Mar 2026
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🚨 CVE-2023-34048 : CRITICAL VULNERABILITY ALERT 🚨 @VMware An unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability has been confirmed in VMware vCenter Server, affecting virtualized infrastructures globally. The Risk: Severity: 9.8/10 (Critical) Impact: Unauthentic
@OstorlabSec
13 Jan 2026
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🚨 CVE-2023-34048 - critical 🚨 VMware vCenter Server - Out-of-Bounds Write > vCenter Server contains an out-of-bounds write caused by a vulnerability in the DCERP... 👾 https://t.co/oyVQKFW8Yn @pdnuclei #NucleiTemplates #cve
@pdnuclei_bot
29 Oct 2025
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Actively exploited CVE : CVE-2023-34048
@transilienceai
2 Aug 2025
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به تازگی گروه هکری UNC3886 اقدام به اکسپلویت کردن آسیب پذیری هایی با کدهای شناسایی CVE-2023-34048 و CVE-2022-41328 و CVE-2023-20867 و CVE-2025-21590 در شبکه ها نموده اند. حتما بررسی کنی
@AmirHossein_sec
31 Jul 2025
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🚨 UNC3886 APT exploits VMware flaws for stealthy access. RCE (CVE-2023-34048) + Auth Bypass (CVE-2023-20867). Targets hypervisors → undetected persistence. they’re rewriting how espionage works #CVE2023 #APT #UNC3886 #VMware #CyberSecurity #Infosec #RedTeam #BlueTeam #Th
@mdmudassir9
28 Jul 2025
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به تازگی هکرها با استفاده از آسیب پذیری هایی با کدهای شناسایی CVE-2023-34048 مربوط به VCenter و CVE-2023-20867 مربوط به VMware tools به سیستمهای شبکه دسترسی میگیرند. برای پیش
@AmirHossein_sec
27 Jul 2025
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Fire Ant (probablement lié à #UNC3886) exploite plusieurs failles #VMware, comme CVE-2023-34048 et CVE-2023-20867, pour infiltrer les hôtes vCenter et ESXi, extraire des identifiants, déployer des backdoors, contourner la segmentation et contrôler les VMs https://t.co/mv0gDU
@cert_ist
25 Jul 2025
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2025年初頭から活動が確認されている「Fire Ant」と呼ばれる高度なスパイ活動グループが、VMware仮想化基盤を標的に攻撃を展開している。 Fire Antは、vCenter ServerのCVE-2023-34048やVMware
@yousukezan
25 Jul 2025
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