CVE-2023-20867
Act now ● On CISA KEV — actively exploited
Actively exploited — on the CISA KEV list.
CVSS base
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EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
13.5%
96.3th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Added 2023-06-23 · patch by 2023-07-14
Weakness / dates
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Published — · modified —
Timeline
- 2023-06-23 — Added to CISA KEV (actively exploited)
- 2023-07-14 — CISA patch-by deadline
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.