Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU12990

Privilege escalation in VMware Fusion - CVE-2018-6962

Published: May 22, 2018 / Updated: May 23, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12990

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6962

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: VMware, Inc

Affected software:
VMware Fusion

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a signature bypass flaw. A local attacker can gain elevated privileges.

Update to version 10.1.2.