CVE-2023-20871
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Apr 25, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 4, 2025
- Reserved
- Nov 1, 2022
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
VMware Fusionn/a |
|
References
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