CVE-2017-16873

Public Exploit

Description

It is possible to exploit an unsanitized PATH in the suid binary that ships with vagrant-vmware-fusion 4.0.25 through 5.0.4 in order to escalate to root privileges.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Third-Party Advisory rkw.io

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716873-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-v4025504-local-root.html	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-16873?: CVE-2017-16873 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-16873?: To fix CVE-2017-16873, 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-2017-16873 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2017-16873 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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