CVE-2023-20867
VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
02 Description
VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-06-23. Federal remediation due 2023-07-14.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 13.63% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 3.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-06-13 16:47Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-21 23:05Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-11-01
- Assigning CNA
- vmware
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 3.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7940e035465443f1fd0428aeffa1b0db8db9acc28e3fd97b08940f634574e549
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0001/
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00020.html
- www.debian.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5493
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZJM6HDRQYS74JA7YNKQBFH2XSZ52HEWH/
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/2
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/11
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-20867
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma
- open-vm-tools-desktop Fixed in 12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma
- open-vm-tools-salt-minion Fixed in 12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma
- open-vm-tools-sdmp Fixed in 12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.alma
- open-vm-tools-desktop Fixed in 12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.alma
- open-vm-tools-salt-minion Fixed in 12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.alma
- open-vm-tools-sdmp Fixed in 12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.alma
- open-vm-tools-test Fixed in 12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.alma
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma
- open-vm-tools-desktop Fixed in 12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma
- open-vm-tools-salt-minion Fixed in 12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma
- open-vm-tools-sdmp Fixed in 12.1.5-2.el8_8.alma
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.alma
- open-vm-tools-desktop Fixed in 12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.alma
- open-vm-tools-salt-minion Fixed in 12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.alma
- open-vm-tools-sdmp Fixed in 12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.alma
- open-vm-tools-test Fixed in 12.1.5-1.el9_2.1.alma
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:12.2.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:12.2.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.5
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.