A critical SSH authentication bypass vulnerability in VMware’s Aria Operations for Networks tool has been exposed. The flaw, identified as CVE-2023-34039, allows remote attackers to bypass SSH authentication on unpatched appliances. The exploit code targets all Aria Operations for Networks versions from 6.0 to 6.10. VMware has released a patch for the flaw and recommends users to update their systems to the latest version to prevent potential attacks.