Vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel
CVE-2023-20900
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 pri…
EPSS: 0.012 (64.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Microsoft Windows
- Netapp Ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility
- Vmware Open_vm_tools
- Vmware Tools
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38, 39
- N/a Vmware Tools — versions 12.x.x, 11.x.x, 10.3.x
- N/a Vmware Tools (Open-vm-tools) — versions 12.x.x, 11.x.x, 10.3.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@vmware.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security@vmware.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@vmware.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@vmware.com (Mailing List)
- security@vmware.com (Mailing List)
- security@vmware.com (Mailing List)
- security@vmware.com (Mailing List)
- security@vmware.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@vmware.com (Patch, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-20900?
- CVE-2023-20900 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-08-31.
- How severe is CVE-2023-20900?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-20900 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.