CVE-2023-36628

Summary

CVE-2023-36628 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting VASA (vSphere Auto Deploy, vSphere Update Manager, and vSphere Storage Appliance) in VMware's vSphere and ESXi platforms. Users with admin access to a VMware environment on a FlashArray can exploit this flaw to escalate their privileges and ultimately gain root access. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to organizations, especially those relying on VMware and FlashArray for their data center infrastructure. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized system access, data theft, or other malicious activities. It is recommended that affected organizations apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.

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