7.8

CVE-2023-34057: vmware tools Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 27-10-2023Last modified 06-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-34057 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in vmware tools. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-10-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.19% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vmware1 product
  • tools≥ 10.3.0, < 12.1.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links