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CVE-2023-20900

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  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 .

Published

2023-08-31T10:15:08.247

Last Modified

2024-11-21T07:41:47.130

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-294
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware tools < 12.3.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Application vmware tools < 10.3.26 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Application vmware open_vm_tools < 12.3.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 37 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 38 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 39 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 10.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 11.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 12.0 Yes
Application netapp ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility - Yes
References