Unrated severityCISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Jun 13, 2023· Updated Oct 21, 2025
VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
CVE-2023-20867
Description
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.
Affected products
1- VMware/VMware Toolsv5Range: 12.2.5
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/11mitre
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/2mitre
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00020.htmlmitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/mitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/mitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/mitre
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0001/mitre
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493mitre
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.htmlmitre
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