CVE-2023-34057

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

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.

Affected products

VMware Tools: from 10.3.0 before 12.1.1 — fixed in 12.1.1
VMware Tools: 12.x.x, 11.x.x, 10.3.x

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Tools 12.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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