TI-2017-12337 Aliases CVE-2017-16777 GHSA-fgv7-f23j-2rj6

If HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.3 is installed…

LOW 36CWE-427Published 2017-11-16 · Updated 2024-08-05

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-427.

Summary

If HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.3 is installed but VMware Fusion is not, a local attacker can create a fake application directory and exploit the suid sudo helper in order to escalate to root.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00984 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vagrant:5.0.3:::::vmware_fusion::	5.0.3	Vulnerable	HashiCorp

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vagrant:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:vmware_fusion:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16777
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgv7-f23j-2rj6

References

Exploit 2

TI-2022-20748 An issue was discovered in Hashicorp Packer before 2.3.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2017-11730 In HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.1, a local… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-05370 Vagrant’s Windows Installer Allowed Directory Junction Write CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

Sources

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