Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion 5.0.4 allows local users to steal root privileges if VMware Fusion is not installed.
Priority LOW 31Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion 5.0.4 allows local users to steal root privileges if VMware Fusion is not installed.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00315 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16839
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vp7x-mh2p-w87q
References
More HashiCorp Vagrant Vmware Fusion vulnerabilities
- 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-2017-05278 The sudo helper in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion)… 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
Sources
- CVE-2017-16839 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16839 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vp7x-mh2p-w87q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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