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.
Published: 2023-04-25
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-25044 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.
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00095}

epss

{'score': 0.00073}


Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-863
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2025-02-04T16:52:33.588Z

Reserved: 2022-11-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-20871

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T09:21:32.933Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-25T21:15:10.023

Modified: 2025-02-04T17:15:10.717

Link: CVE-2023-20871

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses