Vulnerability in Hashicorp Vagrant
CVE-2017-16777
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.
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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: 0.010 (61.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 62nd percentile — 61.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Hashicorp Vagrant — versions 5.0.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716777-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43219/ (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16777?
- CVE-2017-16777 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vagrant, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-16.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16777?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.