CVE-2023-34057 Privilege escalation in VMware Tools

High 7.8 Published 27 Oct 2023 Updated 6 Mar 2025

A local attacker with user access to a guest virtual machine can elevate privileges within that VM using VMware Tools.

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-2023-34057?

CVE-2023-34057 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Tools, published on 27 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

VMware Tools contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local user access to a guest virtual machine may elevate privileges within the virtual machine.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34057?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Tools.

How do I fix CVE-2023-34057?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34057 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-34057 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34057 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p7vx-hprg-6v5v.