Critical severity · published Jun 22, 2023
CVE-2023-20892
The vCenter Server contains a heap overflow vulnerability due to the usage of uninitialized memory in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network…
9.8
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The vCenter Server contains a heap overflow vulnerability due to the usage of uninitialized memory in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may exploit heap-overflow vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system that hosts vCenter Server.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VS
vCenter Server · VMware
before 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; +27 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20892
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20892
www.talosintelligence.com
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1801
Patch
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0014.html
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