This repository contains two scripts related to the VIX authentication bypass presented in Black Hat.

• vix.py - An attack script using the vulnerability.
• role_discovery.py - A risk assessment tool for vSphere environments.

For more details on the vulnerability, check out our presentation in BlackHat 2017 or the blog post.

This is a demonstration script for the bypass. The script checks if a given user can run arbitrary commands on a given virtual machine.

The script relies on the existence of the VIX plugin DLLs (or SO files), which can be easily downloaded from VMWare. After downloading and installing the plugin, extract the DLL files and place them in the same path as the python file.

Example execution

vix.py -s 10.15.0.25 -u root -p vmware -c notepad.exe windows_server_3.vmx

Command line flags:

• -s, --host: Remote vSphere or ESXi host
• -u, --user: User name to use when connecting to host
• -p, --password: Password to use when connecting to host, can omit and enter from stdin
• -c, --command: Command to run on victim. Default exists for linux creates a file under /tmp

As a final argument, pass in the target vm name.

• Itamar Tal
• Oran Nadler

This is a risk assessment tool to check which virtual machines in a vSphere environment are vulnerable to this attack. The tool checks for each VM if it's running on a vulnerable host or running vulnerable versions of VMWare tools.

In addition, the script reports if there are non administrator users with the appropriate privileges to execute the attack, given a vulnerable machine.

Example usage

role_discovery.py -c 192.168.13.37 -u [email protected] -p Password1!

Command line flags:

• -c, --host: Remote vSphere or ESXi host
• -u, --user: User name to use when connecting to host
• -p, --password: Password to use when connecting to host, can omit and enter from stdin