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CVE-2023-20867

LOW
Published 2023-06-13T16:47:21.689Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
3.9
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.005
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.5% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.655
Higher than 65.5% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE

Description

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

VMware

VMware Tools

Affected Versions:

12.2.5

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild

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Remediation Status

Overdue

Due Date

July 14, 2023

Added to KEV

June 23, 2023

Required Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Product

Vendor/Project: VMware
Product: Tools

Ransomware Risk

Known Ransomware Use
KEV Catalog Version: 2025.01.24 Released: January 24, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed LOW

GHSA-qm59-f7vh-3m2p

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

2.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20867
WEB https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00020.html
WEB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG
WEB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W
WEB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH
WEB https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0001
WEB https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493
WEB https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html
WEB http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/11
WEB http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/2

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: June 13, 2023, Modified: April 4, 2024

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0001/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00020.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/11
Published: 2023-06-13T16:47:21.689Z
Last Modified: 2025-07-28T19:44:14.088Z
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