CVE-2023-20892
HIGHVMware vCenter Server - Remote Code Execution via DCERPC Protocol Heap Overflow
Title source: llmDescription
The vCenter Server contains a heap overflow vulnerability due to the usage of uninitialized memory in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may exploit heap-overflow vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system that hosts vCenter Server.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0014.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1801
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0512
EPSS Percentile
90.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (3)
vmware/vcenter_server
7.0 (26 CPE variants)
vmware/vcenter_server
8.0 (6 CPE variants)
vmware/vcenter_server
< 7.0
Published
Jun 22, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026