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CVE-2023-34059
Published: Oct 27, 2023
Modified: Mar 6, 2025
PUBLISHED
CVSS v3.1
7.4
HIGH
Description
open-vm-tools contains a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper. A malicious actor with non-root privileges may be able to hijack the /dev/uinput file descriptor allowing them to simulate user inputs.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | open-vm-tools | affected 11.0.0 - <= 12.3.0 |
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
References
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