Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU82519

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in VMware Tools for macOS - CVE-2023-34057

Published: October 27, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU82519

CSH Severity: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34057

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: VMware, Inc

Affected software:
VMware Tools for macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows an attacker on the guest OS to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions. A remote user on the guest OS can escalate privileges within the guest OS.

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