CVE-2023-20871

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CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p32

Published

Apr 25, 2023 (Apr 25, 2023)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

VMware Fusion contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with read/write access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.

Vendors: vmware
Products: fusion
Weakness: CWE-863
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.4%)

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