Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Ubuntu: USN-6257-1 (CVE-2023-20867): Open VM Tools vulnerability

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
2024 Attack Intel Report Latest research by Rapid7 Labs
Back to Search

Ubuntu: USN-6257-1 (CVE-2023-20867): Open VM Tools vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/13/2023
Created
07/28/2023
Added
07/28/2023
Modified
10/23/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-open-vm-tools

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;