Technical Severity
LOW
CVSS v3.1 Metrics
3.9
/ 10
Minimal Risk
Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploitation Likelihood
EPSS Prediction
2.95
%
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
86.1
th
Documented as more likely to be exploited than 86.1% of known CVEs.
Detection Date
Jun 23, 2023
Remediation Due
Jul 14, 2023
CISA Catalog Active
Threat Analysis
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.
Remediation Directive
Apply updates per vendor instructions.