{
  "id": "cve-2023-20867",
  "cveID": "CVE-2023-20867",
  "vendor": "VMware",
  "product": "Tools",
  "vulnerabilityName": "VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability",
  "shortDescription": "VMware Tools contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the vgauth module. A fully compromised ESXi host can force VMware Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine. An attacker must have root access over ESXi to exploit this vulnerability.",
  "requiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
  "dateAdded": "2023-06-23",
  "dueDate": "2023-07-14",
  "knownRansomware": false,
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-287"
  ],
  "notes": "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html;  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20867",
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20867"
    },
    {
      "label": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog"
    },
    {
      "label": "vmware.com",
      "url": "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html"
    },
    {
      "label": "nvd.nist.gov",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20867"
    }
  ],
  "cvss": {
    "score": 3.9,
    "severity": "LOW",
    "version": "3.1",
    "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
  },
  "epss": {
    "score": 0.1353,
    "percentile": 0.96216
  },
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2023-06-23",
      "event": "Added to the CISA KEV catalog"
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-07-14",
      "event": "CISA remediation due date (BOD 22-01)"
    }
  ],
  "status": "past due"
}