Description
The sudo helper in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.21 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify the path to the encoded ruby script or scrub the PATH variable.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/29Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-changelog/blob/master/vagrant-vmware-changelog.mdRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve20177642-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4020.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42334/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/29Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-changelog/blob/master/vagrant-vmware-changelog.mdRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve20177642-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4020.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42334/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 2, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified