CVE-2017-12579 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can exploit an insecure SUID wrapper in the Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin to gain root privileges.
- 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-2017-12579?
CVE-2017-12579 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An insecure suid wrapper binary in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 4.0.24 and earlier allows a non-root user to obtain a root shell.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12579?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hashicorp Vagrant Vmware Fusion.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12579?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-12579 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-12579 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p38v-mf5v-ffm4.