High · published August 31, 2023
A malicious actor that has been granted Guest Operation Privileges https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-security/GUID-6A952214-0E5E-4CCF-9D2A-90948FF643EC.html in a target virtual machine may be able to elevate their privileges if that target virtual machine has been assigned a more privileged Guest Alias https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/d1902b0e-d479-46bf-8ac9-cee0e31e8ec0/07ce8dbd-db48-4261-9b8f-c6d3ad8ba472/vim.vm.guest.AliasManager.html .
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vmware/tools | ≥ 10.3.0, < 12.3.0 | 12.3.0 |
| vmware/tools | ≥ 10.3.0, < 10.3.26 | 10.3.26 |
| vmware/open_vm_tools | ≥ 10.3.0, < 12.3.0 | 12.3.0 |
| fedoraproject/fedora | all versions | — |
| fedoraproject/fedora | all versions | — |
| fedoraproject/fedora | all versions | — |
| debian/debian_linux | all versions | — |
| debian/debian_linux | all versions | — |
| debian/debian_linux | all versions | — |
| netapp/ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility | all versions | — |