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HistoryAug 31, 2023 - 10:15 a.m.

CVE-2023-20900

2023-08-3110:15:08
Google
osv.dev
9
malicious actor
guest operation privileges
virtual machine
elevate privileges
guest alias
security vulnerability
vmware vsphere.

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

ADJACENT

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

45.0%

A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-security/GUID-6A952214-0E5E-4CCF-9D2A-90948FF643EC.html Β in a target virtual machine may be able to elevate their privileges if that target virtual machine has been assigned a more privileged Guest Alias https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/d1902b0e-d479-46bf-8ac9-cee0e31e8ec0/07ce8dbd-db48-4261-9b8f-c6d3ad8ba472/vim.vm.guest.AliasManager.html .

CPENameOperatorVersion
open-vm-toolseqstable-10.3.0

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

ADJACENT

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

45.0%