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CVE-2023-34045

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.6 EPSS 0.16% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-10-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.6. It affects VMware, VMWare. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2023-34045
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.6
EPSS
0.16%
VMware VMWare

Original NVD Description

VMware Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that occurs during installation for the first time (the user needs to drag or copy the application to a folder from the '.dmg' volume) or when installing an upgrade. A malicious actor with local non-administrative user privileges may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the system where Fusion is installed or being installed for the first time.

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