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CVE-2023-20869Disclosure(vmware / fusion)

LOWCVSS 8.2 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-787

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • fusion
  • workstation

Threat summary

  • 3 mentions across 3 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 3 classified signals
  • Peaked 2d ago at 1 mentions (2026-02-24); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 3 days

Affected systems

Vendors
vmware
Products
fusionworkstation

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 3d
00111Mentions · 2026-02-24: 1Mentions · 2026-04-06: 1Mentions · 2026-06-09: 1Technical Details · 2026-02-24: 1Technical Details · 2026-06-09: 102-2404-0606-09
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
3100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse3 posts
  • 0xor0ne@0xor0ne
    Disclosure

    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://nccgroup.com/media/b2chcbti/vmware-workstation-guest-to-host-escape.pdf Credits Alexander Zaviyalov (@NCCGroupInfosec) #infosec

    Post summary

    NCCGroup released a report detailing guest-to-host escape vulnerabilities in VMware Workstation, including a stack buffer overflow via Bluetooth sharing, but no PoC, exploit, or patch information is provided.

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  • 0xor0ne@0xor0ne
    Disclosure

    Guest-to-host VM escape in VMware Workstation chaining CVE-2023-20870, CVE-2023-34044 and CVE-2023-20869, by Alexander Zaviyalov (@NCCGroupInfosec). https://nccgroup.com/media/b2chcbti/vmware-workstation-guest-to-host-escape.pdf #infosec https://t.co/TjH7LVMc5F

    Post summary

    The tweet announces a VMware Workstation guest‑to‑host escape vulnerability, detailing three chained CVEs and directing readers to a PDF report for further information.

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  • 0xor0ne@0xor0ne
    Disclosure

    Guest-to-host VM escape in VMware Workstation (CVE-2023-20870/CVE-2023-34044 and CVE-2023-20869) https://nccgroup.com/media/b2chcbti/vmware-workstation-guest-to-host-escape.pdf Credits Alexander Zaviyalov (@NCCGroupInfosec) #infosec https://t.co/O1tLmEWkdX

    Post summary

    The tweet announces VMware Workstation guest‑to‑host escape vulnerabilities (CVE‑2023‑20870, CVE‑2023‑34044, and CVE‑2023‑20869) and links to a research PDF, but does not provide PoC, exploit code, or patch information.

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CPE platform detail2 entries

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
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