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Medium · 6.7 CVE-2023-34046 EUVD-2023-38165GHSA-vrpg-hfmh-2gwf

VMware Fusion TOCTOU local privilege escalation vulnerability

Published Oct 20, 2023 · Updated Mar 7, 2025 · Assigned by vmware

Description

VMware Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contains a TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use)
vulnerability that occurs during installation for the first time (the
user needs to drag or copy the application to a folder from the '.dmg'
volume) or when installing an upgrade. A malicious actor with local non-administrative user privileges may
exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the system
where Fusion is installed or being installed for the first time.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
VMware Fusion 13.x – < 13.5 13.5

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