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CVE-2023-20870

CVSS 3.1: 6.0 medium
EPSS: <1%p30
Published: Apr 25, 2023 · Apr 25, 2023
Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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Description · NVD

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine.

Vendors: vmware

Products: fusion, workstation

Weakness: CWE-125

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.4%)

In the news

5 stories

Week in review: PaperCut vulnerabilities, VMware fixes critical flaws, RSA Conference 2023

Help Net SecurityApr 30, 00:00 UTC · Apr 30, 2023VulnerabilityCVE-2023-27524 CVE-2023-20869 CVE-2023-20870+42 · 1 read

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Critical Flaw Patched in VMware Workstation and Fusion

Infosecurity MagazineApr 26, 17:05 UTC · Apr 26, 2023VulnerabilityCVE-2023-20869 CVE-2023-20870 CVE-2023-20871+13

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VMware Releases Critical Patches for Workstation and Fusion Software

The Hacker NewsApr 26, 13:10 UTC · Apr 26, 2023VulnerabilityCVE-2023-20869 CVE-2023-20870 CVE-2023-20871+22 · 1 read

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VMware fixes critical flaws in virtualization software (CVE-2023-20869, CVE-2023-20870)

Help Net SecurityApr 26, 00:00 UTC · Apr 26, 2023VulnerabilityCVE-2023-20869 CVE-2023-20870 CVE-2023-20871+15 · 1 read

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VMware fixed 2 zero

Security AffairsApr 25, 19:49 UTC · Apr 25, 2023Exploit / PoCCVE-2023-20869 CVE-2023-208703 · 1 read

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