CVE-2017-7642 json
The sudo helper in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.21 allows local users to gain root pri…
published 2017-08-02 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16647
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The sudo helper in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.21 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify the path to the encoded ruby script or scrub the PATH variable.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-42334)
- Published
Exploit prediction
1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-42334 Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion < 4.0.20 - Local Privilege Escalation local, 2017-07-18
- seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/29 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- m4.rkw.io https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve20177642-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4020.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/42334/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/29
mailing-list, exploit, third-party-advisory
-
m4.rkw.io
/blog/cve20177642-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4020.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-changelog/blob/master/vagrant-vmware-changelog.md
release-notes, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-7642
- NVD CVE-2017-7642
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