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CVE-2023-34044Disclosure(apple / fusion)

LOWCVSS 6.0 · MEDIUM

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 prior to 17.5) and Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.

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0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-125

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
  • mac_os_x
  • workstation

Threat summary

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

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 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
applevmware
Products
fusionmac_os_xworkstation

1 version affected across 3 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 3d
00111Mentions · 2026-02-24: 1Mentions · 2026-04-06: 1Mentions · 2026-06-09: 1Technical Details · 2026-02-24: 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 discloses a guest-to-host escape vulnerability in VMware Workstation, involving a stack buffer overflow in Bluetooth sharing that can lead to code execution.

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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 VM escape vulnerability that chains three CVEs, linking to a detailed report, but it provides no PoC, exploit code, active exploitation evidence, patches, or technical specifics.

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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 a VMware Workstation guest-to-host escape vulnerability discovered by NCC Group, referencing CVE-2023-20870, CVE-2023-34044, and CVE-2023-20869, but provides no exploit, mitigation or detailed technical information.

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CPE platform detail3 entries

3 of 3 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSapplemac_os_x---
Appvmwarefusion---
Appvmwareworkstation---

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