CVE-2023-20867

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"2023-06-13T17:15:14.070", "references": [{"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/11", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Patch"], "source": "security@vmware.com"}, {"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/16/2", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Patch"], "source": "security@vmware.com"}, {"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00020.html", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "source": "security@vmware.com"}, {"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NVKQ6Y2JFJRWPFOZUOTFO3H27BK5GGOG/", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Release Notes"], "source": "security@vmware.com"}, {"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJNJMD67QIT6LXLKWSHFM47DCLRSMT6W/", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Release Notes"], "source": "security@vmware.com"}, {"url": 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"es", "value": "Un host ESXi totalmente comprometido puede obligar a VMware Tools a no poder autenticar las operaciones de host a invitado, lo que afecta la confidencialidad y la integridad de la m\u00e1quina virtual invitada."}], "lastModified": "2025-10-21T23:15:55.460", "cisaActionDue": "2023-07-14", "cisaExploitAdd": "2023-06-23", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "7E0027C7-536C-42DC-A0FA-7215968B3E1B", "versionEndExcluding": "12.2.5", "versionStartIncluding": "10.3.0"}], "operator": "OR"}]}, {"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "07B237A9-69A3-4A9C-9DA0-4E06BD37AE73"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "FA6FEEC2-9F11-4643-8827-749718254FED"}, {"criteria": 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