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.
References
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https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0008.html | Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: 2023-04-25T00:00:00
Updated: 2023-04-25T00:00:00
Reserved: 2022-11-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2023-20871
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2023-04-25T21:15:10.023
Modified: 2023-05-04T21:24:33.350
Link: CVE-2023-20871
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CWE