CVE-2017-7642

Published: Aug 2, 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

The sudo helper in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.21 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify the path to the encoded ruby script or scrub the PATH variable.

Affected (1)

Products: Hashicorp: Vagrant Vmware Fusion

Hashicorp

1 product

Vagrant Vmware Fusion

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Hashicorp Vagrant Vmware Fusion	Up to 4.0.20

Related CWEs

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

References (8)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/29

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-changelog/blob/master/vagrant-vmware-changelog.md

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release NotesThird Party Advisory

https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve20177642-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4020.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42334/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/29

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

ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-changelog/blob/master/vagrant-vmware-changelog.md

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

Release NotesThird Party Advisory

https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve20177642-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4020.html

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

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42334/

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

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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