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    CVE-2017-12579

    An insecure suid wrapper binary in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 4.0.24 and earlier allows a non-root user to obtain a root shell.

    Published:Oct 19, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Oct 19, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00332
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Hashicorp
    Product
    Vagrant Vmware Fusion

    Exploits

    https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201712579-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-4024.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43223/https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201712579-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-4024.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43223/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43223

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2017-16512 (CVSS 7.8) — The vagrant update process in Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion 5.0.2 through 5.0.4 allows local users to steal …
    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-2017-11741 (CVSS 8.8) — HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.24 uses weak permissions for the…
    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
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High