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CVE-2023-20867 — VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
CISA KEV listed
Added June 23, 2023 Remediate by July 14, 2023
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.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20867
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