---
cve: "CVE-2017-7642"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "1.2%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2017-08-02 19:29:00"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-11T07:41:10+02:00"
---

# CVE-2017-7642

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

The sudo helper in the HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) before 4.0.21 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify the path to the encoded ruby script or scrub the PATH variable.

## Exploit-Evidenz

- [EDB-42334 — Hashicorp vagrant-vmware-fusion < 4.0.20 - Local Privilege Escalation](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42334)

## Referenzen

- <http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/29>
- <https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-changelog/blob/master/vagrant-vmware-changelog.md>
- <https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42334/>
- <https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve20177642-local-root-privesc-in-hashicorp-vagrantvmwarefusion--4020.html>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2017-7642) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_