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 .

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3646-1 open-vm-tools security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5543-1 open-vm-tools security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-38172 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 .
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6463-1 Open VM Tools vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6463-2 Open VM Tools vulnerabilities
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Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-06T15:40:20.221Z

Reserved: 2023-05-25T17:21:56.204Z

Link: CVE-2023-34058

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T16:01:52.447Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-27T05:15:38.957

Modified: 2025-03-06T16:15:41.840

Link: CVE-2023-34058

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2023-10-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-34058 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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