Known Exploited Vulnerabilities June 23, 2023 · CISA KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-20867: VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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.

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Topics: Vulnerabilities & Patching
Mentions: CVE-2023-20867 VMware
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