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VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight) SSH Private Key Exposure

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VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight) SSH Private Key Exposure

Disclosed
08/29/2023
Created
10/24/2023

Description

VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (vRealize Network Insight) versions 6.0.0 through 6.10.0 do not randomize the SSH keys on virtual machine initialization. Since the key is easily retrievable, an attacker can use it to gain unauthorized remote access as the "support" (root) user.

Author(s)

  • h00die
  • SinSinology
  • Harsh Jaiswal ( <Harsh Jaiswal (@rootxharsh)>
  • Rahul Maini ( <Rahul Maini (@iamnoooob)>

Platform

Unix

Architectures

cmd

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use exploit/linux/ssh/vmware_vrni_known_privkey
msf exploit(vmware_vrni_known_privkey) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(vmware_vrni_known_privkey) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(vmware_vrni_known_privkey) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(vmware_vrni_known_privkey) > exploit

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