{"id":"CVE-2023-20900","revision":"23159d904c6a4b8781dfe6ff03725747","records":[{"revision":"23159d904c6a4b8781dfe6ff03725747","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2023-20900","aliases":[],"title":"A malicious actor that has been granted  Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-security/GUID-6A952214-0E5E-4CCF-9D2A-90948FF643EC.html \u00A0in a target virtual machine may be able to elevate their priv…","description":"A malicious actor that has been granted  Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-security/GUID-6A952214-0E5E-4CCF-9D2A-90948FF643EC.html \u00A0in a target virtual machine may be able to elevate their privileges if that target virtual machine has been assigned a more privileged  Guest Alias https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/d1902b0e-d479-46bf-8ac9-cee0e31e8ec0/07ce8dbd-db48-4261-9b8f-c6d3ad8ba472/vim.vm.guest.AliasManager.html .","state":0,"publishedAt":"2023-08-31T09:45:43.13+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-08T21:13:53.121+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"VMware Tools","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"platforms\": [\n                        \"Windows\"\n                    ],\n                    \"product\": \"VMware Tools\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"n/a\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"version\": \"12.x.x\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"version\": \"11.x.x\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"version\": \"10.3.x\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"VMware Tools","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"platforms\": [\n                        \"Linux\"\n                    ],\n                    \"product\": \"VMware Tools\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"n/a\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"version\": \"10.3.x\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"VMware Tools (open-vm-tools)","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"platforms\": [\n                        \"Linux\"\n                    ],\n                    \"product\": \"VMware Tools (open-vm-tools)\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"n/a\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"version\": \"12.x.x\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"version\": \"11.x.x\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"version\": \"10.3.x\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.1,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0019.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/31/1","https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00000.html","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231013-0002/","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/1"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20900","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2023-20900","identifiers":["CVE-2023-20900"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}