CVE-2023-20867—VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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2023-06-23 · last modified June 21, 2025

Metadata

CVE ID：
CVE-2023-20867
项目：
VMware
产品：
Tools
添加日期：
2023-06-23
到期日：
2023-07-14
最后更新：
June 21, 2025

漏洞名称

VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

描述

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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其他说明

  • https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html
  • https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20867

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