# CVE-2023-20900: open-vm-tools: A malicious actor that has been granted  Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsp...

CVE-2023-20900 is fixed in 12 products on 1 platform, first by open-vm-tools 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm2, released August 30, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20900
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.5 (high)
- EPSS: 0.0148
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Aug 30, 2023

## Description

A malicious actor that has been granted  Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-security/GUID-6A952214-0E5E-4CCF-9D2A-90948FF643EC.html  in a target virtual machine may be able to elevate their privileges if that target virtual machine has been assigned a more privileged  Guest Alias https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/d1902b0e-d479-46bf-8ac9-cee0e31e8ec0/07ce8dbd-db48-4261-9b8f-c6d3ad8ba472/vim.vm.guest.AliasManager.html .

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | open-vm-tools Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-20900](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-20900.md) | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2:12.3.0-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-20900](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-20900.md) | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools Debian 14 | 2:12.3.0-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-20900](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-20900.md) | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools RHEL 8 | 0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.3 | [RHSA-2023:5312](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-5312.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools RHEL 9 | 0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.3 | [RHSA-2023:5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm2 | [open-vm-tools 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-open-vm-tools-2-11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3-esm2.md) | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.6 | [open-vm-tools 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-open-vm-tools-2-11.3.0-2ubuntu0-ubuntu20.04.6.md) | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3 | [open-vm-tools 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-open-vm-tools-2-12.1.5-3-ubuntu0.22.04.3.md) | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools almalinux 8 | 12.1.5-2.el8_8.3.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:5312](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-5312.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools almalinux 9 | 12.1.5-1.el9_2.3.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-350.md) | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools ol 8 | 0:12.1.5-2.0.2.el8_8.3 | [ELSA-2023-5312](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-5312.md) | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools ol 9 | 0:12.1.5-1.0.2.el9_2.3 | [ELSA-2023-5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 21, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools rocky 8 | 0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.3 | [RLSA-2023:5312](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-5312.md) | Sep 26, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools rocky 9 | 0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.3 | [RLSA-2023:5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 26, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-containerinfo Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3 | [open-vm-tools-containerinfo 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-open-vm-tools-containerinfo-2-12.1.5-3-ubuntu0.22.04.3.md) | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-350.md) | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-debugsource amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-350.md) | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-desktop RHEL 8 | 0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.3 | [RHSA-2023:5312](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-5312.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-desktop RHEL 9 | 0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.3 | [RHSA-2023:5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-desktop Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm2 | [open-vm-tools-desktop 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-open-vm-tools-desktop-2-11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3-esm2.md) | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-desktop Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.6 | [open-vm-tools-desktop 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-open-vm-tools-desktop-2-11.3.0-2ubuntu0-ubuntu20.04.6.md) | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-desktop Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3 | [open-vm-tools-desktop 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-open-vm-tools-desktop-2-12.1.5-3-ubuntu0.22.04.3.md) | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-desktop almalinux 8 | 12.1.5-2.el8_8.3.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:5312](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-5312.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-desktop almalinux 9 | 12.1.5-1.el9_2.3.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-desktop amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-350.md) | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-desktop ol 8 | 0:12.1.5-2.0.2.el8_8.3 | [ELSA-2023-5312](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-5312.md) | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-desktop ol 9 | 0:12.1.5-1.0.2.el9_2.3 | [ELSA-2023-5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 21, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-350.md) | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-devel amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-350.md) | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-salt-minion RHEL 8 | 0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.3 | [RHSA-2023:5312](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-5312.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-salt-minion RHEL 9 | 0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.3 | [RHSA-2023:5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-salt-minion Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3 | [open-vm-tools-salt-minion 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-open-vm-tools-salt-minion-2-12.1.5-3-ubuntu0.22.04.3.md) | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-salt-minion almalinux 8 | 12.1.5-2.el8_8.3.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:5312](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-5312.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-salt-minion almalinux 9 | 12.1.5-1.el9_2.3.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-salt-minion amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-350.md) | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-salt-minion ol 8 | 0:12.1.5-2.0.2.el8_8.3 | [ELSA-2023-5312](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-5312.md) | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-salt-minion ol 9 | 0:12.1.5-1.0.2.el9_2.3 | [ELSA-2023-5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 21, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-sdmp RHEL 8 | 0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.3 | [RHSA-2023:5312](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-5312.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-sdmp RHEL 9 | 0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.3 | [RHSA-2023:5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-sdmp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.6 | [open-vm-tools-sdmp 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-open-vm-tools-sdmp-2-11.3.0-2ubuntu0-ubuntu20.04.6.md) | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-sdmp Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3 | [open-vm-tools-sdmp 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-open-vm-tools-sdmp-2-12.1.5-3-ubuntu0.22.04.3.md) | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-sdmp almalinux 8 | 12.1.5-2.el8_8.3.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:5312](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-5312.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-sdmp almalinux 9 | 12.1.5-1.el9_2.3.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-sdmp amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-350.md) | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-sdmp ol 8 | 0:12.1.5-2.0.2.el8_8.3 | [ELSA-2023-5312](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-5312.md) | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-sdmp ol 9 | 0:12.1.5-1.0.2.el9_2.3 | [ELSA-2023-5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 21, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-350.md) | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-test RHEL 9 | 0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.3 | [RHSA-2023:5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-test almalinux 9 | 12.1.5-1.el9_2.3.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-test amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-350.md) | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-test ol 9 | 0:12.1.5-1.0.2.el9_2.3 | [ELSA-2023-5313](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-5313.md) | Sep 21, 2023 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools-test-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 12.3.0-1.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2023-350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-350.md) | Sep 14, 2023 |

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