CVE-2023-20872

HIGH

VMware Fusion and Workstation - Out-of-bounds Write in SCSI CD/DVD Device Emulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-20872. PoCs published by ze0r.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2023-20872, targeting a VMware ESXi vulnerability. The code appears to be a kernel module designed to interact with SCSI devices, potentially exploiting a flaw in the MPT (Message Passing Technology) SPI host driver.

Description

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability in SCSI CD/DVD device emulation.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 25 stars
by ze0r · poc
https://github.com/ze0r/vmware-escape-CVE-2023-20872-poc

This is a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2023-20872, targeting a VMware ESXi vulnerability. The code appears to be a kernel module designed to interact with SCSI devices, potentially exploiting a flaw in the MPT (Message Passing Technology) SPI host driver.

Classification
Working Poc 80%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: VMware ESXi (specific version not explicitly stated)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable VMware ESXi system · Ability to load kernel modules
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0087
EPSS Percentile 53.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
vmware/fusion 13.0.0
vmware/workstation 17.0.0
Published Apr 25, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026