VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2023-20892
CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability1.85%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-06-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787
Primary references
- security@vmware.com
- security@vmware.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory