CVE-2017-12579

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.43%
Third-Party Advisory rkw.io Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201712579-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-4024.html third party advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43223/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12579?
CVE-2017-12579 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12579?
To fix CVE-2017-12579, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-12579 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-12579 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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