CVE-2023-20893

HIGH

VMware vCenter Server - Use-After-Free in DCERPC Protocol Implementation

Title source: llm

Description

The VMware vCenter Server contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the implementation of the DCERPC protocol. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may exploit this issue 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-2023-1799

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1

EPSS 0.0334

EPSS Percentile 87.5%

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-416

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