low3.9Known exploited
CVE-2023-20867
VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2023-06-23. Federal due date: 2023-07-14.
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Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Tools | from 10.3.0 before 12.2.5 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Versions 37, 38, 39 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- 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/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/
- 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
- 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/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/
- 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