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: 7.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34057
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
VMware Tools for macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2023-34057
Install updates from vendor's website.
VMware Tools for macOS - update to 12.1.1