Privilege escalation in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2023-34045
VMware Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that occurs during installation for the first time (the user needs to drag or copy the application to a folder from the '.dmg' volume) or when installing an upgrade. A malicious actor with local non-administrative user privileges may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the system where Fusion is installed or being installed for the first time.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (4.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X
- VMware Fusion — versions 13.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0022.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-34045?
- CVE-2023-34045 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2023-10-20.
- How severe is CVE-2023-34045?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.