CVE-2017-16777

Published: Nov 16, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Hashicorp: Vagrant

Hashicorp

1 product

Vagrant

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Hashicorp Vagrant	Version 5.0.3

Related CWEs

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

References (4)

https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716777-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-503.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43219/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716777-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-503.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43219/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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