Description
VMware Tools contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local user access to a guest virtual machine may elevate privileges within the virtual machine.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
22.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (1)
vmware/tools
10.3.0 - 12.1.1
Published
Oct 27, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026