Vulnerability in Hashicorp Vagrant VMware Fusion
CVE-2017-11741
HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.24 uses weak permissions for the sudo helper scripts, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by overwriting one of the scripts.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/0 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43224/ (exploit)
- m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201711741-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11741?
- CVE-2017-11741 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vagrant VMware Fusion, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11741?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.