High severity · published Apr 25, 2023
CVE-2023-20871
VMware Fusion contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VF
VMware Fusion ·
VMware Fusion (13.x) · source: vendor
FU
Fusion · Vmware
13.0.0 before 13.0.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20871
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20871
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0008.html
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