CVE-2023-20871

2023-04-2521:15:10

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cve-2023-20871

vmware fusion

privilege escalation

vulnerability

nvd

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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.

Affected configurations

NVD

Node

applemac_os_xMatch-

AND

vmwarefusionRange13.0.0–13.0.2

CPENameOperatorVersion
vmware:fusionvmware fusionlt13.0.2

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
vmware:fusion	vmware fusion	lt	13.0.2

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "product": "VMware Fusion",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "VMware Fusion (13.x)",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]