CVE-2023-20900 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting VMware products, Debian, Fedora, Linux, Microsoft, and NetApp, where a malicious actor with Guest Operation Privileges in a VM can elevate their privileges if the VM has a more privileged Guest Alias assigned. Rated 7.5 HIGH, this vulnerability has an adjacent attack vector and high attack complexity, allowing for potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 10.3.0, < 12.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.3.0, < 10.3.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.3.0, < 12.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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