CVE-2023-34057

low-risk
Published 2023-10-27

VMware Tools contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local user access to a guest virtual machine may elevate privileges within the virtual machine.

Do I need to act?

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0.08% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html
Vendor Advisory https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html
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low-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal