TI-2023-05370 Aliases CVE-2023-5834 GHSA-47xw-vw6m-w9fq

Vagrant’s Windows Installer Allowed Directory Junction Write

LOW 34CWE-1386Published 2023-10-27 · Updated 2024-09-09

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

HashiCorp Vagrant's Windows installer targeted a custom location with a non-protected path that could be junctioned, introducing potential for unauthorized file system writes. Fixed in Vagrant 2.4.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00237 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Vagrant (HashiCorp): 2.4.0github.com/hashicorp/vagrant (Go): 2.4.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
HashiCorp	Vagrant	before 2.4.0	2.4.0	Patch available	CNA
—	github.com/hashicorp/vagrant (Go)	before 2.4.0	2.4.0	Patch available	GHSA-47xw-vw6m-w9fq

Vagrant VendorHashiCorp Affected before 2.4.0 Fixed in 2.4.0 Patch available CNA
github.com/hashicorp/vagrant (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.4.0 Fixed in 2.4.0 Patch available GHSA-47xw-vw6m-w9fq

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vagrant::::::::	before 2.4.0	Vulnerable	HashiCorp

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vagrant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

Fix · CNA Vagrant (HashiCorp) Fixed in 2.4.0
Fix · GHSA-47xw-vw6m-w9fq github.com/hashicorp/vagrant (Go) Fixed in 2.4.0 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5834
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-47xw-vw6m-w9fq

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant

TI-2022-20748 An issue was discovered in Hashicorp Packer before 2.3.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2017-12337 If HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.3 is installed… CVSS 3.0HIGH 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

Sources

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