Stack-based buffer overflow in VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation - CVE-2023-20869
Published: April 25, 2023 / Updated: May 2, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75488
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20869
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the UHCI component in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine. An attacker with administrative account on the guest OS can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.
Affected software
VMware Fusion
VMware Workstation
VMware Workstation
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20869
Install updates from vendor's website.
VMware Fusion - update to 13.0.2
VMware Workstation - update to 17.0.2
VMware Workstation - update to 17.0.2