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VMware Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contains a TOCTOU (Time...

High severity Unreviewed Published Oct 20, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 4, 2024

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 20, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 20, 2023
Last updated Apr 4, 2024

Severity

High

EPSS score

0.042%
(5th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2023-34046

GHSA ID

GHSA-vrpg-hfmh-2gwf

Source code

No known source code

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