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CVE-2017-16777

HighPublished

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...

Published: Nov 16, 2017
Updated: Aug 5, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Dec 6, 2017

Primary CVSS

7.8/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.0

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS probability estimate

0.9%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 58.2%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

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.

Sources

Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion 5.0.3 - Local Privilege EscalationExploit
Mark Wadham · macos · Dec 6, 2017

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