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CVE-2023-34045

Medium

Description

VMware Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that occurs during installation for the first time (the user needs to drag or copy the application to a folder from the '.dmg' volume) or when installing an upgrade. A malicious actor with local non-administrative user privileges may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the system where Fusion is installed or being installed for the first time.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.6
Exploit probability—
ProductVmware Fusion
PublishedOct 20, 2023
First seenOct 20, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-269Improper privilege management

How to fix

Update
  • vmware fusion13.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vmware fusion13.0.0 ≤ v < 13.513.5

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