CVE-2023-20892 HIGH

CVE-2023-20892: VMware vCenter Server heap-overflow vulnerability

Vendor Vmware
Product VMware vCenter Server (vCenter Server)
Published June 22, 2023
Last update February 13, 2025

CVSS base score

8.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The vCenter Server contains a heap overflow vulnerability due to the usage of uninitialized memory in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may exploit heap-overflow vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system that hosts vCenter Server.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 22, 2023 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated