Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2017-16777 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Vagrant

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 74.83%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
1
Hashicorp Vagrant
Timeline
PublishedNov 16
Latest updateMay 13

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-fgv7-f23j-2rj6: If HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5↗2022-05-13
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion 5.0.3 - Local Privilege Escalation↗2017-12-06
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