HIGH
An insecure suid wrapper binary in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 4.0.24 and earlier allows a non-root user to obtain a root shell
Published Oct 19, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.47%
Description
An insecure suid wrapper binary in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 4.0.24 and earlier allows a non-root user to obtain a root shell.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.0.24
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.47% 0.01467
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01467
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01467) | 72.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01467) | 70.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 60.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 37.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 36.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 34.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 79.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 77.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 56.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 63.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 62.72th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 80.38th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201712579-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-4024.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43223/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201712579-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-4024.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43223/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 19, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 5, 2017
Link CVE-2017-12579
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a