CVE-2023-20867 (GCVE-0-2023-20867)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-06-13 16:47
Modified
2025-10-21 23:05
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
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
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | VMware Tools |
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2023-06-23
Due date: 2023-07-14
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20867
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