Vagrant VMWare Utility installation files vulnerable to modification by unprivileged user
Priority LOW 17CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Vagrant VMWare Utility Windows installer targeted a custom location with a non-protected path that could be modified by an unprivileged user, introducing potential for unauthorized file system writes. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-10228, was fixed in Vagrant VMWare Utility 1.0.23
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00142 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Vagrant (HashiCorp): 1.0.23
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Vagrant (HashiCorp) Fixed in 1.0.23
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-10228
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f8cq-cpqj-phg9
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-10228 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-10228 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f8cq-cpqj-phg9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences