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VMware Tools 'HGFS Feature' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

General

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.4

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

7 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

The host is installed with VMware Tools and is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is due to a DLL hijacking vulnerability present in the VMware Tools 'Shared Folders' (HGFS) feature running on Microsoft Windows.

Affected Software

Affected Software

VMware Tools 10.0.5.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Tools 10.0.6 or later.

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