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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2023-20900 – VMware Tools Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-20900

VMware Tools could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper SAML token signature verification. By utilize man-in-the-middle attack techniques, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform VMware Tools Guest Operations

Impact

Security Bypass

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

CVE-2023-20900

Affected Vendors

VMware

Affected Products

VMware Tools 11
VMware Tools 12
VMware Tools 10.3

Remediation

Refer to VMware Security Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.

VMware Security Advisory

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