CVE-2023-34046
MEDIUMVMware Fusion <13.5 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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.
Scores
CVSS v3
6.7
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
28.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-367
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
vmware/fusion
< 13.5
Timeline
Published
Oct 20, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026