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TI-2017-05278 Aliases CVE-2017-7642GHSA-5458-w8p3-f624

The sudo helper in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion)…

Priority LOW 37CWE-426Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01229 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vagrant_vmware_fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.0.20VulnerableHashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vagrant_vmware_fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.0.20 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7642
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5458-w8p3-f624

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-08697 HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.24 uses… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-09306 An insecure suid wrapper binary in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-12419 It is possible to exploit an unsanitized PATH in the suid binary that ships with… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-12128 The vagrant update process in Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion 5.0.2 through 5.0.4 allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-11631 In HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.0, a local… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2017-12386 Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion 5.0.4 allows local users to steal root privileges if VMware Fusion is not installed. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0

Sources

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