Vendor / Project: VMware Product: Tools Description: VMware Tools contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module. 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. An attacker must have root access over ESXi to exploit this vulnerability. Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due Date: 2023-07-14 Ransomware Campaign Use: Unknown CWEs: CWE-287 Notes: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20867
CVE-2023-20867 — VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Kurzinfo
Metadaten
- Original (extern): Link oeffnen
- Veroeffentlicht: 2023-06-23 00:00 UTC
- Importiert: 2026-10-20 22:46 UTC
- CVSS: 3.9
- Quelle-ID:
cisa_kev - uid_hash:
ca3f145ef4d876200fb2a0d0b9d1159f92d5529c5703210d5f586f8c1707b8ff
Inhalt
Verknuepfte CVEs
| CVE-ID | Severity (Quelle) | CVSS (Quelle) | Severity (CVE.org) | CVSS (CVE.org) | EPSS | EPSS-Pctl | Veroeffentlicht (CVE.org) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LOW |
3.9 |
LOW |
3.9 |
2023-06-13 |
Quellen-Details
| Bezeichnung | Name | Kategorie | Tags | Zielgruppe | Sprache | Feed-URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISA – Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) | threat_intel | cisa, kev | - | de | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/kev-data/develop/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json |