CVE-2023-20900
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2023
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
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 in 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 .
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
VMware Tools
- Vendor
- n/a
- Product
- VMware Tools
- Platforms
- Windows
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.x.x | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 11.x.x | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 10.3.x | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
VMware Tools
- Vendor
- n/a
- Product
- VMware Tools
- Platforms
- Linux
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.3.x | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
VMware Tools (open-vm-tools)
- Vendor
- n/a
- Product
- VMware Tools (open-vm-tools)
- Platforms
- Linux
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.x.x | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 11.x.x | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 10.3.x | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |