Vulnerability record

CVE-2023-20867

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What it is

Reported

VMware Tools contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module. 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. An attacker must have root access over ESXi to exploit this vulnerability. Source description excerpt; complete tracked detail loads below.

NVD published: Jun 13, 2023 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

What is affected

Reported

VMware — Tools. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

NVD published: Jun 13, 2023 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Urgency and basis

Reported

Act · 453.2

Tracker decision tier from the evidence detailed below · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Exploitation evidence

Reported

kev-listed · CISA KEV · VulnCheck KEV · ENISA exploited-vulnerability catalog

Active since: Jun 23, 2023 · CISA KEV added: Jun 23, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV added: Jun 13, 2023 · ENISA added: Jun 23, 2023 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

What to do

Reported

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Source remediation ↗

Tracked source remediation field · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Evidence detail

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