High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 22, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-20855
CVE-2023-20855
Description
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.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=8.0,<8.11.1
- (no CPE)
- VMware/vRealize Orchestratordescription
Patches
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References
1- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0005.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
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