Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in VMware Tools
CVE-2023-34057

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Vmware
Status
Vmware Tools
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 October 2023

What is CVE-2023-34057?

VMware Tools has a vulnerability that allows a malicious user with local access to a guest virtual machine to escalate their privileges. This could potentially enable unauthorized actions within the virtual machine environment, posing a security risk. It is crucial for users to implement necessary security measures to safeguard their virtual machines from this type of exploit.

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Affected Version(s)

VMware Tools MacOS 12.x.x

VMware Tools MacOS 11.x.x

VMware Tools MacOS 10.3.x

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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