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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 25, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-20871

CVE-2023-20871

Description

VMware Fusion contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with read/write access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.

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Affected products

3
  • VMware/Fusion3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=13.0.0,<13.0.2
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)

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