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VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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. CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Announced Source revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2023-20867
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: kev:CVE-2023-20867
Tools
Source reference: /product
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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- Related CVEs
- CVE-2023-20867
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Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
- #1306 · Revision 1
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