CVE-2023-20869

Published Apr 25, 2023

Last updated a year ago

CVSS high 8.2
VMware Workstation

Overview

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.
Source
security@vmware.com
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
8.2
Impact score
6
Exploitability score
1.5
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-787
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CWE-787

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending
  1. Guest-to-host escape in VMware Workstation (CVE-2023-20870/CVE-2023-34044 and CVE-2023-20869) Guest-to-host VM escape in VMware Workstation, stack buffer overflow in Bluetooth sharing leads to code execution (CVE-2023-20870/CVE-2023-34044 and CVE-2023-20869) https://t.co/skOIkpX

    @0xor0ne

    24 Feb 2026

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  2. Guest-to-host escape in VMware Workstation (CVE-2023-20870/CVE-2023-34044 and CVE-2023-20869) https://t.co/qAKnS15RLn Credits Alexander Zaviyalov (@NCCGroupInfosec) #infosec https://t.co/ki4WTtneE0

    @0xor0ne

    31 Dec 2025

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  3. VMware Workstation guest-to-host escape (CVE-2023-20870/CVE-2023-34044 and CVE-2023-20869) by Alexander Zaviyalov (@NCCGroupInfosec) https://t.co/qAKnS15RLn #infosec https://t.co/ydixOPn1m9

    @0xor0ne

    26 Nov 2025

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  4. VMware Workstation guest-to-host escape (CVE-2023-20870/CVE-2023-34044 and CVE-2023-20869) https://t.co/DseNNxt7Ow Credits Alexander Zaviyalov (@NCCGroupInfosec) #infosec https://t.co/TVyvnLvR6q

    @0xor0ne

    25 Oct 2025

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  5. ⚠️Prueba de concepto para vulnerabilidades en VMware ❗CVE-2023-20869 ❗CVE-2023-20870 ❗CVE-2023-34044 ➡️Más info: https://t.co/d8TEL7gAcr https://t.co/H86sY69BlP

    @CERTpy

    6 Oct 2025

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  6. VMware Workstationのホストエスケープ脆弱性(CVE-2023-20870/CVE-2023-34044, CVE-2023-20869)に対応するPoC(攻撃の概念実証コード)と解説をNCC Group社が公表。 https://t.co/s0dFyyxCdW

    @__kokumoto

    5 Oct 2025

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