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TI-2023-07291 Aliases CVE-2023-20872GHSA-q43r-9cg8-m76q

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability in SCSI CD/DVD device emulation.

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability in SCSI CD/DVD device emulation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00867 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—VMware Workstation Pro / Player (Workstation) and VMware FusionVMware Workstation (17.x) and VMware Fusion (13.x)—No fix listedCNA
  • VMware Workstation Pro / Player (Workstation) and VMware Fusion Vendor— Affected VMware Workstation (17.x) and VMware Fusion (13.x) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20872
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q43r-9cg8-m76q

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-03448 Improper privilege management in VMware Fusion, VMware Remote Console for Mac and Horizon… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-16137 Out-of-bounds read in ESXi KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2017-03716 Observable discrepancy in Intel Most Modern Operating Systems CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
  • TI-2017-03034 Memory corruption in VMware Workstation Pro/Player CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2016-04622 Untrusted search path vulnerability in the HGFS (aka Shared Folders) feature in VMware… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2011-03420 Buffer overflow in VMware Workstation 7.x before 7.1.5, VMware Player 3.x before 3.1.5… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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