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CVE-2023-20899

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

VMware SD-WAN (Edge) contains a bypass authentication vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker can download the Diagnostic bundle of the application under VMware SD-WAN Management.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Vmware — Sd-wan Edge Firmware

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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