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CVE-2023-34045

MEDIUM
Published 2023-10-20T09:00:30.352Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
6.6
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2023.03.01
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-01-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.051
Higher than 5.1% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE

Description

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

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Affected Products

VMware

Fusion

Affected Versions:

13.x

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-gqww-mmf9-7x23

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34045
WEB https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0022.html

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: October 20, 2023, Modified: March 7, 2025

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0022.html
Published: 2023-10-20T09:00:30.352Z
Last Modified: 2025-03-07T18:25:05.584Z
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