High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-34044
CVE-2023-34044
Description
VMware Workstation( 17.x prior to 17.5) and Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=17.0.0,<17.5
- (no CPE)range: <17.5
- (no CPE)range: 17.x
Patches
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References
1- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0022.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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