cve/2023/CVE-2023-20867.md

### [CVE-2023-20867](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-20867)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=VMware%20Tools&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-287%20Improper%20Authentication&color=brighgreen)

### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/Ostorlab/KEV
- https://github.com/Ostorlab/known_exploited_vulnerbilities_detectors
- https://github.com/em1ga3l/cve-msrc-extractor