CVE-2023-20900

Summary

CVE-2023-20900 is a new vulnerability affecting VMware vSphere. A malicious user with Guest Operation Privileges in a targeted virtual machine can potentially elevate their privileges if the virtual machine is assigned a more privileged Guest Alias. This vulnerability allows unauthorized escalation, posing a significant security risk. VMware's documentation on Guest Operation Privileges and Guest Alias can be found at [this link](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-security/GUID-6A952214-0E5E-4CCF-9D2A-90948FF643EC.html) and [this link](https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/d1902b0e-d479-46bf-8ac9-cee0e31e8ec0/07ce8dbd-db48-4261-9b8f-c6d3ad8ba472/vim.vm.guest.AliasManager.html), respectively.

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