CVE-2023-20893 | BDVDB-2026-205313 Detail

VMwareVMware vCenter Server (vCenter Server)

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-06-22Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-02-13Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-06-22
Last modified: 2025-02-13

Vendor information

Vendor: VMware
Product: VMware vCenter Server (vCenter Server)

All VMware vulnerabilities

Score

8.1 High

EPSS

1.2%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 69.5.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 8.0 and < 8.0 U1b
Fixed
8.0 U1b
Vulnerable
>= 7.0 and < 7.0 u3m
Fixed
7.0 u3m

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.1 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).