CVE-2023-34044

High

Description

VMware Workstation( 17.x prior to 17.5) and Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that exists in the functionality for sharing host Bluetooth devices with the virtual machine. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability—
ProductVmware Workstation
PublishedOct 20, 2023
First seenOct 20, 2023

How to fix

Update
  • vmware workstation17.5 or later
  • vmware fusion13.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vmware workstation17.0.0 ≤ v < 17.517.5
vmware fusion13.0.0 ≤ v < 13.513.5

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CVE-2023-34044 · Vmware Workstation · Dark Radar