CVE-2023-20871 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-20871

VMware Fusion contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

VMware Fusion
Vulnerable Versions:
VMware Fusion (13.x)

Timeline

Official Publish: April 25th, 2023
Last Modified: February 4th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.