CVE-2023-34057 | BDVDB-2026-215314 Detail

VMware Tools

Description#

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References#

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-10-27Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-03-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-10-27
Last modified: 2025-03-06

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: VMware Tools

Score

7.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 9.3.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Privilege Escalation

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
12.x.x
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
11.x.x
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
10.3.x
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).