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    CVE-2023-20855

    VMware vRealize Orchestrator contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. A malicious actor, with non-administrative access to vRealize Orchestrator, may be able to use specially crafted input to bypass XML parsing restrictions leading to access to sensitive information or possible escalation of privileges.

    Published:Feb 21, 2023
    Last Modified:Mar 17, 2025
    EPS:Feb 21, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00088
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vrealize Automation
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vrealize Orchestrator

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-221 Data Serialization External Entities Blowup

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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