CVE-2023-20872

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Published Apr 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability in SCSI CD/DVD device emulation.

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 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-25045	VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability in SCSI CD/DVD device emulation.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.867% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

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

History

Feb 4, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

Vmware Fusion Workstation

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 4, 2025, 4:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: Apr 25, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Feb 4, 2025, 4:39 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, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:31 AM

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Red Hat No data

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