Security feature bypass

2023-10-2705:15:00

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security feature bypass

vmware tools

saml token

vulnerability

vsphere

guest operation privileges

guest alias

elevation of privileges

7.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

44.9%

JSON

VMware Tools contains a SAML token signature bypass vulnerability. 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 .

CPENameOperatorVersion
debian_linuxeq10.0
debian_linuxeq11.0
debian_linuxeq12.0
fedoraeq37
fedoraeq38
fedoraeq39
open_vm_toolsge11.0.0
open_vm_toolsle12.3.0
toolsge10.3.0
toolslt12.3.5

Name	Operator	Version
debian_linux	eq	10.0
debian_linux	eq	11.0
debian_linux	eq	12.0
fedora	eq	37
fedora	eq	38
fedora	eq	39
open_vm_tools	ge	11.0.0
open_vm_tools	le	12.3.0
tools	ge	10.3.0
tools	lt	12.3.5