CVE-2017-11741

8.8 HIGH

Published: August 08, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.24 uses weak permissions for the sudo helper scripts, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by overwriting one of the scripts.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/0

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201711741-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4023.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43224/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/0

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201711741-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4023.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43224/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

8.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.1%

62th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-276

Affected Vendors

hashicorp

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