cve-2023-20867
CRITICAL vulncheck_kev
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.
Timeline
- Published
- 2023-06-13 00:00 UTC
- Last Modified
- 2023-06-13
CVSS Details
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Affected Products
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Linked Vulnerabilities
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"cvss": 0.0,
"datePublished": "2023-06-13T00:00:00Z",
"dateUpdated": "2023-06-13T00:00:00Z",
"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.",
"dueDate": "2023-07-14T00:00:00Z",
"id": "CVE-2023-20867",
"kev_catalogs": [
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"knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Known",
"product": "Tools",
"requiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
"severity": "CRITICAL",
"source": "vulncheck_kev",
"title": "VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability",
"vendor": "VMware"
}