fkie_cve-2023-20867
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2023-06-13 17:15
Modified
2025-10-28 13:46
Severity ?
3.9 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.9 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
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.
References
security@vmware.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/11Mailing List, Patch
security@vmware.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/2Mailing List, Patch
security@vmware.comhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@vmware.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/Mailing List, Release Notes
security@vmware.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/Mailing List, Release Notes
security@vmware.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/Mailing List, Release Notes
security@vmware.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0001/Third Party Advisory
security@vmware.comhttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/11Mailing List, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/2Mailing List, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/Mailing List, Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/Mailing List, Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/Mailing List, Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0001/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-20867US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware tools *
debian debian_linux 10.0
debian debian_linux 11.0
debian debian_linux 12.0
fedoraproject fedora 37
fedoraproject fedora 38
fedoraproject fedora 39


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  "cisaActionDue": "2023-07-14",
  "cisaExploitAdd": "2023-06-23",
  "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
  "cisaVulnerabilityName": "VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability",
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      "value": "Un host ESXi totalmente comprometido puede obligar a VMware Tools a no poder autenticar las operaciones de host a invitado, lo que afecta la confidencialidad y la integridad de la m\u00e1quina virtual invitada."
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  "lastModified": "2025-10-28T13:46:56.110",
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