Vulnerability in Hashicorp Vagrant
CVE-2017-16001
In HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.1, a local attacker or malware can silently subvert the plugin update process in order to escalate to root privileges.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.001 (26.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Hashicorp Vagrant — versions 5.0.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16001?
- CVE-2017-16001 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vagrant, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-06.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16001?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.