Privilege escalation in VMware Workstation and Fusion

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU96785

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22273

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the storage controllers functionality. An attacker with access to a virtual machine with storage controllers enabled can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VMware Fusion: 13.0 - 13.5

VMware Workstation: 17.0 - 17.5

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_fusion:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_fusion:13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_fusion:13.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24308

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.