CVE-2017-16512

7.8 highEPSS 0.3%

High (7.8) in hashicorp vagrant vmware fusion. EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The vagrant update process in Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion 5.0.2 through 5.0.4 allows local users to steal root privileges via a crafted update request when no updates are available.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 22% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-362
Published: 2018-03-29
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

hashicorp:vagrant_vmware_fusion

References

https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716512-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-v502504-local-root.html
https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716512-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion-v502504-local-root.html

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