CVE-2023-20900

CWE-294CWE-34710 documents8 sources
Severity
7.5HIGH
EPSS
0.6%
top 30.69%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Vmware Open VM ToolsVmware ToolsDebian Debian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 31
Latest updateOct 26

Description

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 .

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.2 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages5 packages

▶NVDvmware/tools10.3.0 — 12.3.0+1
▶NVDvmware/open_vm_tools10.3.0 — 12.3.0
▶CVEListV5vmware_tools10.3.x, 11.x.x, 12.x.x+2
▶CVEListV5vmware_tools_(open-vm-tools)10.3.x, 11.x.x, 12.x.x+2
▶Debianopen-vm-tools< 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u2+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, Fedora 37, 38, 39

Patches

Patch: www.openwall.com ↗Patch: www.vmware.com ↗Patch: www.openwall.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
CVE-2023-20900: A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges https://docs↗2023-08-31
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GHSA
GHSA-h7h7-f9wh-xhj8: VMware Tools contains a SAML token signature bypass vulnerability↗2023-08-31
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CVEList
CVE-2023-20900: A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges https://docs↗2023-08-31
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📋Vendor Advisories

6
VMware
VMware Tools updates address Local Privilege Escalation and SAML Token Signature Bypass vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-34057, CVE-2023-34058)↗2023-10-26
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Ubuntu
Open VM Tools vulnerability↗2023-09-25
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Ubuntu
Open VM Tools vulnerability↗2023-09-13
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Red Hat
open-vm-tools: SAML token signature bypass↗2023-08-31
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VMware
VMware Tools updates address a SAML Token Signature Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2023-20900)↗2023-08-31
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CVE-2023-20900 (HIGH CVSS 7.5) | A malicious actor that has been gra | cvebase.io