AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2023-20867
LOW · CVSS 3.9 · Analyzed
Published: 2023-06-13 · Updated: 2026-06-17 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
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.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 3.9 · LOW
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287, NVD-CWE-noinfo
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- VMware · Tools
- Added to catalog
- 2023-06-23
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2023-07-14
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 10.3.0
Before (exclusive): 12.2.5
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/11
Mailing List · Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/2
Mailing List · Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00020.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/
Mailing List · Release Notes
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/
Mailing List · Release Notes
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/
Mailing List · Release Notes
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0001/
Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html
Patch · Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/11
Mailing List · Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/2
Mailing List · Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00020.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/
Mailing List · Release Notes
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/
Mailing List · Release Notes
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/
Mailing List · Release Notes
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0001/
Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html
Patch · Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-20867
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