Vulnerability · Published Oct 20, 2023 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2023-34044Information disclosure vulnerability in bluetooth device-sharing functionality
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Fusion from VMware. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| VMware | Workstation | 17.x – before 17.5 |
| VMware | Fusion | 13.x – before 13.5 |