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    CVE-2017-11741

    HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.24 uses weak permissions for the sudo helper scripts, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by overwriting one of the scripts.

    Published:Aug 8, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Aug 8, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00312
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Hashicorp
    Product
    Vagrant Vmware Fusion

    Exploits

    https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201711741-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4023.htmlhttps://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201711741-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4023.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43224

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2017-16873 (CVSS 7.8) — It is possible to exploit an unsanitized PATH in the suid binary that ships with vagrant-vmware-fusion 4.0.25 …
    CVE-2017-16839 (CVSS 7) — Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion 5.0.4 allows local users to steal root privileges if VMware Fusion is not inst…
    CVE-2017-15884 (CVSS 7) — In HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.0, a local attacker or malware can s…
    CVE-2017-12579 (CVSS 7.8) — An insecure suid wrapper binary in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 4.0.…
    CVE-2017-7642 (CVSS 7.8) — The sudo helper in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.21 allows…

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High