Security Alert (A23-04-18): Multiple Vulnerabilities in VMware Products

Description:

VMware has published a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in VMware products. The details of security updates can be found at:
This link will open in a new windowhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0008.html

Affected Systems:

• VMware Workstation Pro / Player (Workstation)
• VMware Fusion

Impact:

Depending on the vulnerabilities being exploited, a successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution, information disclosure or privilege escalation on the affected system.

Recommendation:

Patches for affected products are available. System administrators of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the product vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.

More Information:

• This link will open in a new windowhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0008.html
• This link will open in a new windowhttps://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-20869 (to CVE-2023-20872)