Vulnerability in Hashicorp Vagrant VMware Fusion
CVE-2017-12579
An insecure suid wrapper binary in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 4.0.24 and earlier allows a non-root user to obtain a root shell.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201712579-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43223/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12579?
- CVE-2017-12579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vagrant VMware Fusion, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-10-19.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12579?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.