CVE-2023-20867
VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Basic Information
- CVE State
- PUBLISHED
- Reserved Date
- November 01, 2022
- Published Date
- June 13, 2023
- Last Updated
- February 13, 2025
- Vendor
- VMware
- Product
- VMware Tools
- Description
- A fully compromised ESXi host can force VMware Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine.
CVSS Scores
CVSS v3.1
3.9 - LOW
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC Information
- Exploitation
- active
- Technical Impact
- partial
Exploit Status
- Exploited in the Wild
- Yes (added 2023-06-23 00:00:00 UTC) Source
References
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0001/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00020.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/11
Known Exploited Vulnerability Information
| Source | Added Date |
|---|---|
| CISA | 2023-06-23 00:00:00 UTC |