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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2023-10-20T08:59:08.671Z

Updated: 2023-10-20T08:59:08.671Z

Reserved: 2023-05-25T17:21:56.202Z


Link: CVE-2023-34046

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2023-10-20T09:15:12.717

Modified: 2023-10-28T03:34:15.293


Link: CVE-2023-34046

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