CVE-2023-34057 — Improper Privilege Management in Vmware Tools

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 77.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Vmware ToolsVmware Tools
Timeline
PublishedOct 27

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDvmware/tools10.3.0 — 12.1.1
▶CVEListV5vmware/vmware_tools10.3.x, 11.x.x, 12.x.x+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-p7vx-hprg-6v5v: VMware Tools contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability↗2023-10-27
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CVEList
CVE-2023-34057: VMware Tools contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability↗2023-10-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
VMware
VMware Tools updates address Local Privilege Escalation and SAML Token Signature Bypass vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-34057, CVE-2023-34058)↗2023-10-26
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