CVE-2023-20892

CVSS 3.1 Score 9.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Jun 22, 2023
Updated: Jul 13, 2023
CWE ID 787

Summary

CVE-2023-20892 is a heap overflow vulnerability affecting vCenter Server. This issue arises due to the uninitialized memory usage in the DCERPC protocol implementation. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system hosting the vCenter Server. This could potentially lead to serious security implications. It is recommended that affected organizations prioritize patching to mitigate this risk.

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Affected Products

  • VMware vCenter Server

Affected Vendors

  • VMware Inc.

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