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TI-2023-07315 Aliases CVE-2023-20899GHSA-jh5w-4vvj-7v73

Missing authorization in VMware SD-WAN

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00632 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—VMware SD-WAN (Edge)VMware SD-WAN (Edge) 4.5.x, VMware SD-WAN (Edge) 5.x—No fix listedCNA
  • VMware SD-WAN (Edge) Vendor— Affected VMware SD-WAN (Edge) 4.5.x, VMware SD-WAN (Edge) 5.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:sd-wan_edge_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.0 to before 4.5.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:h:vmware:sd-wan_edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onVMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:sd-wan_edge_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 to before 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:h:vmware:sd-wan_edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20899
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jh5w-4vvj-7v73
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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