CVE-2023-20870

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Published Apr 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

VMware Workstation Pro / Player (Workstation) and VMware Fusion

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`VMware Workstation (17.x) and VMware Fusion (13.x)`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-25043	VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.371% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0008.html

History

Feb 4, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Vmware Fusion Workstation

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 4, 2025, 5:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: Apr 25, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Feb 4, 2025, 5:13 PM
Reserved: Nov 1, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:21 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:21 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:31 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 25, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:31 AM

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