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CVE-2017-16777

Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion 5.0.3 - Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

If HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.3 is installed but VMware Fusion is not, a local attacker can create a fake application directory and exploit the suid sudo helper in order to escalate to root.

Si el plugin HashiCorp Vagrant de VMware Fusion (también conocido como vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.3 está instalado, pero VMware Fusion no, un atacante local podría crear un directorio de aplicación falso y explotar el asistente de suid sudo para escalar a root.

Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion version 5.0.3 suffers from a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-11-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-11-16 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-05 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Hashicorp
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 Vagrant
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 5.0.3
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vmware_fusion
Affected