VMware Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that occurs during
installation for the first time (the user needs to drag or copy the
application to a folder from the '.dmg' volume) or when installing an
upgrade. A malicious actor with local non-administrative user privileges may
exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the system
where Fusion is installed or being installed for the first time.
installation for the first time (the user needs to drag or copy the
application to a folder from the '.dmg' volume) or when installing an
upgrade. A malicious actor with local non-administrative user privileges may
exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the system
where Fusion is installed or being installed for the first time.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2023-38164 | VMware Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that occurs during installation for the first time (the user needs to drag or copy the application to a folder from the '.dmg' volume) or when installing an upgrade. A malicious actor with local non-administrative user privileges may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the system where Fusion is installed or being installed for the first time. |
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Solution
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Workaround
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History
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-269 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published:
Updated: 2025-03-07T18:25:05.584Z
Reserved: 2023-05-25T17:21:56.202Z
Link: CVE-2023-34045
Updated: 2024-08-02T16:01:52.416Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2023-10-20T10:15:12.787
Modified: 2025-03-07T19:15:35.263
Link: CVE-2023-34045
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