CVE-2023-20867
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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 3.9 Low
- Status
- Analyzed - security@vmware.com
- Published
- 2023-06-13
- Last modified
- 2025-10-21
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- since 2023-06-23, action due 2023-07-14: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Affected products
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/2
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00020.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H2…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47D…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2X…
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0001/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-20867
