CVE-2023-20900EPSS p72.9%

CVE-2023-20900CVE-2023-20900

vmware / tools

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  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 .

Scoring

CVSS 7.1 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS1.46% probability of exploitation · percentile 72.9% · 2026-10-10T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-10-08
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.