VMware Tools contains a SAML token signature bypass vulnerability. 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 .
CVE-2023-34058
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2023-10-27. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.4.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.1
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 34(Track)EG Risk 34/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 50%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 27, 2023
Last Modified
March 6, 2025
References (14)
- security@vmwarehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/1
- security@vmwarehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html
- security@vmwarehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/G7G77Z76CQPGUF7VHRA6O3UFCMPPR4O2/
- security@vmwarehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MQUOFQL2SNNNMKROQ3TZQY4HEYMNOIBW/
- security@vmwarehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK/
- security@vmwarehttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543
- security@vmwarehttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/G7G77Z76CQPGUF7VHRA6O3UFCMPPR4O2/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MQUOFQL2SNNNMKROQ3TZQY4HEYMNOIBW/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html
Patch Availability(12)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | open-vm-tools-dev (2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4) @ xenial | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | open-vm-tools-sdmp (2:12.3.0-1ubuntu0.1) @ mantic | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| redhat | open-vm-tools-0:11.3.5-1.el8_6.5 | 2023-11-15 | redhat |
| redhat | open-vm-tools-0:12.1.5-2.el8_8.4 | 2023-11-15 | redhat |
| redhat | open-vm-tools-0:12.2.5-3.el9_3.2 | 2023-11-15 | redhat |
| redhat | open-vm-tools-0:11.3.5-1.el9_0.5 | 2023-11-15 | redhat |
| redhat | open-vm-tools-0:12.1.5-1.el9_2.4 | 2023-11-15 | redhat |
| redhat | open-vm-tools-0:11.0.5-3.el7_9.9 | 2023-11-15 | redhat |
| redhat | open-vm-tools-0:12.2.5-3.el8_9.1 | 2023-11-15 | redhat |
| redhat | open-vm-tools-0:10.3.10-3.el8_1.5 | 2023-11-15 | redhat |
| redhat | open-vm-tools-0:11.2.0-2.el8_4.4 | 2023-11-15 | redhat |
| redhat | open-vm-tools-0:11.0.0-4.el8_2.4 | 2023-11-15 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| open-vm-tools | 2:10.3.10-1 ... 2:10.3.10-1+deb10u5 (7 versions) | 2:10.3.10-1+deb10u6 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| open-vm-tools | 2:11.2.5-2, 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u1, 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u2, 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u3~bpo10+1 | 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u3 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| open-vm-tools | 2:12.2.0-1, 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1, 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1~bpo11+1, 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u2~bpo10+1, 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u2~bpo11+1 | 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u2 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| open-vm-tools | — | 2:12.3.5-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| open-vm-tools | — | 2:12.3.5-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(13)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2023-340582023-10-31
VMware Tools contains a SAML token signature bypass vulnerability. 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 .
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7260IMPORTANT2023-10-26
RHSA-2023:7260 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7261IMPORTANT2023-10-26
RHSA-2023:7261 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7262IMPORTANT2023-10-26
RHSA-2023:7262 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7263IMPORTANT2023-10-26
RHSA-2023:7263 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7264IMPORTANT2023-10-26
RHSA-2023:7264 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7265IMPORTANT2023-10-26
RHSA-2023:7265 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7267IMPORTANT2023-10-26
RHSA-2023:7267 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7276IMPORTANT2023-10-26
RHSA-2023:7276 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7277IMPORTANT2023-10-26
RHSA-2023:7277 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7279IMPORTANT2023-10-26
RHSA-2023:7279 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-6463-1MEDIUM
Open VM Tools vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6463-2MEDIUM
Open VM Tools vulnerabilities
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