Vulnerability Intelligence Report
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 .
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.1
HIGH
Exploitability:1.2
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:1.46%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware Tools | 12.x.x (affected), 11.x.x (affected), 10.3.x (affected) |
| n/a | VMware Tools | 10.3.x (affected) |
| n/a | VMware Tools (open-vm-tools) | 12.x.x (affected), 11.x.x (affected), 10.3.x (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
1.463%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | VMware by Broadcom · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2022-11-01T15:41:50 |
| Published | 2023-08-31T09:45:43 |
| Last Updated | 2026-10-08T21:13:53 |
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