CVE-2017-11741 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges by overwriting weakly protected sudo helper scripts in the Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11741?
CVE-2017-11741 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11741?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hashicorp Vagrant Vmware Fusion.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11741?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11741 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-11741 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-11741 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c2mc-8q3f-97q6.