Authentication Bypass

2023-08-0700:01:50

Veracode Vulnerability Database

sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com

esxi

vmware tools

authentication bypass

confidentiality

integrity

guest virtual machine

3.9 Low

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

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

0.005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

76.6%

JSON

A fully compromised ESXi host can force VMware Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine.

CPENameOperatorVersion
open-vm-tools:sideq2:11.2.0-1
open-vm-tools:sideq2:11.2.5-2
open-vm-tools:bustereq2:10.3.10-1+deb10u2
open-vm-tools:3.18eq12.2.0-r0
open-vm-tools:edgeeq11.3.5-r0
open-vm-tools:edgeeq11.2.5-r0
open-vm-tools:edgeeq12.2.0-r0
open-vm-tools:edgeeq11.0.5-r0
open-vm-tools:edgeeq12.1.5-r0
open-vm-tools:edgeeq11.2.5-r1

Name	Operator	Version
open-vm-tools:sid	eq	2:11.2.0-1
open-vm-tools:sid	eq	2:11.2.5-2
open-vm-tools:buster	eq	2:10.3.10-1+deb10u2
open-vm-tools:3.18	eq	12.2.0-r0
open-vm-tools:edge	eq	11.3.5-r0
open-vm-tools:edge	eq	11.2.5-r0
open-vm-tools:edge	eq	12.2.0-r0
open-vm-tools:edge	eq	11.0.5-r0
open-vm-tools:edge	eq	12.1.5-r0
open-vm-tools:edge	eq	11.2.5-r1