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CVE-2023-20869

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: April 25, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:31 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWorkstationFusion

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

VMware Workstation (17.x) and VMware Fusion (13.x) contain a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Fusion· VMware
95%
13.0.0 ≤ v < 13.0.2VMware Workstation (17.x) and VMware Fusion (13.x)
Affected range stops below 13.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Workstation· VMware
95%
17.0.0 ≤ v < 17.0.2VMware Workstation (17.x) and VMware Fusion (13.x)
Affected range stops below 17.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0008.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.2HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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