CVE-2023-34046

VMware Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contains a TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use) 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.

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0022.html	Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0022.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:06

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-10-20 09:15

Updated : 2025-03-07 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-34046

Mitre link : CVE-2023-34046

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-34046

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

fusion

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-367

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

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