CVE-2017-16777

Published Nov 16, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-7956 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:35 PM
Reserved
Nov 10, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 16, 2017, 3:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:09 AM