CVE-2017-7642

7.8 HIGH

Published: August 02, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

The sudo helper in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.21 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify the path to the encoded ruby script or scrub the PATH variable.

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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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/29

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-changelog/blob/master/vagrant-vmware-changelog.md

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes Third Party Advisory

https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve20177642-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4020.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42334/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/29

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

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-changelog/blob/master/vagrant-vmware-changelog.md

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

Release Notes Third Party Advisory

https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve20177642-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4020.html

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

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42334/

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

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.2%

65th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-426

Affected Vendors

hashicorp

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