CVE-2023-20900
Published: Aug 31, 2023
Modified: Aug 2, 2024
CVSS v3.1
7.1
Description
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 .
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | VMware Tools | affected 12.x.xaffected 11.x.xaffected 10.3.x |
n/a | VMware Tools | affected 10.3.x |
n/a | VMware Tools (open-vm-tools) | affected 12.x.xaffected 11.x.xaffected 10.3.x |
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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