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CVE-2023-34057

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Published: Oct 27, 2023Modified: Mar 6, 2025

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/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

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Vmware: Tools
Vmware
1 product
Tools
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Tools
From 10.3.0 to 12.1.1
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Apple
Macos
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (2)

Source: security@vmware.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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