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CVE-2023-20900
published 2023-08-31

CVE-2023-20900: A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-security/GUID-6A952214-0E5E-4CCF-9D2A-9…

high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVAACHPRNUINSUCHIHAH
A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-security/GUID-6A952214-0E5E-4CCF-9D2A-90948FF643EC.html in a target virtual machine may be able to elevate their privileges if that target virtual machine has been assigned a more privileged Guest Alias https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/d1902b0e-d479-46bf-8ac9-cee0e31e8ec0/07ce8dbd-db48-4261-9b8f-c6d3ad8ba472/vim.vm.guest.AliasManager.html .

Affected

15 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiandebian_linux
debiandebian_linux
debiandebian_linux
debianopen-vm-tools< open-vm-tools 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1 (bookworm)open-vm-tools 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1 (bookworm)
fedoraprojectfedora
fedoraprojectfedora
fedoraprojectfedora
paloaltopan-os
vmwareopen-vm-tools>= 0 < 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u22:11.2.5-2+deb11u2
vmwareopen-vm-tools>= 0 < 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u12:12.2.0-1+deb12u1
vmwareopen-vm-tools>= 0 < 2:12.3.0-12:12.3.0-1
vmwareopen-vm-tools>= 0 < 2:12.3.0-12:12.3.0-1
vmwareopen_vm_tools>= 10.3.0 < 12.3.012.3.0
vmwaretools>= 10.3.0 < 12.3.012.3.0
vmwaretools>= 10.3.0 < 10.3.2610.3.26

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv7.5HIGH