CVE-2023-34057

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Published Oct 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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 Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

VMware Tools

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`12.x.x`	affected	—
`11.x.x`	affected	—
`10.3.x`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-38171	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.195% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html

History

Mar 6, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Vmware Tools

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 6, 2025, 3:40 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: Oct 27, 2023, 4:52 AM
Updated: Mar 6, 2025, 3:40 PM
Reserved: May 25, 2023, 5:21 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:01 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:01 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 27, 2023, 5:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:02 AM

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Red Hat No data

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