What is CVE-2023-34057?

CVE-2023-34057 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-34057?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Apple macOS

CVE-2023-34057

VMware Tools contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local user access to a guest virtual machine may elevate privileges within the virtual machine.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2023-10-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.2% 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 macOS
VMware Tools
VMware Tools — versions 12.x.x, 11.x.x, 10.3.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-34057?: CVE-2023-34057 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-34057?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.