CVE-2017-15884

HIGH

HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion 5.0.0 - Local Privilege Escalation via Plugin Update Race Condition

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-15884. PoCs published by Mark Wadham.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a race condition in Vagrant VMware Fusion 5.0.0's update mechanism to replace the sudo helper binary with a malicious payload, gaining root privileges via SUID manipulation.

Description

In HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.0, a local attacker or malware can silently subvert the plugin update process in order to escalate to root privileges.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Mark Wadham · bashlocalmacos
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43222

This exploit leverages a race condition in Vagrant VMware Fusion 5.0.0's update mechanism to replace the sudo helper binary with a malicious payload, gaining root privileges via SUID manipulation.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Racy
Target: Vagrant VMware Fusion 5.0.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Vagrant VMware Fusion 5.0.0 installed · User must initiate a plugin update
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43222/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0090
EPSS Percentile 55.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (1)
hashicorp/vagrant_vmware_fusion 5.0.0
Published Oct 31, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026