CVE-2023-20893 — The VMware vCenter Server contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the impleme

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
VMware	VMware vCenter Server (vCenter Server)	8.0, 7.0
VMware	VMware Cloud Foundation (vCenter Server)	5.x, 4.x

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-06-22T11:52:32.771Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-13T16:40:07.355Z

09References

• www.vmware.com — https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0014.html
• www.talosintelligence.com — https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1799