CVE-2023-34059
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 33.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-10-27 04:53Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-03-06 15:39Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-05-25
- Assigning CNA
- vmware
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f50dc46c929fa3d11abb1336eabb70499ed9911259418884b8b2ea5cdda0b107
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2
- www.debian.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK/
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G7G77Z76CQPGUF7VHRA6O3UFCMPPR4O2/
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MQUOFQL2SNNNMKROQ3TZQY4HEYMNOIBW/
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
- www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el8_9.1.alma.1
- open-vm-tools-desktop Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el8_9.1.alma.1
- open-vm-tools-salt-minion Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el8_9.1.alma.1
- open-vm-tools-sdmp Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el8_9.1.alma.1
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2.alma.1
- open-vm-tools-desktop Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2.alma.1
- open-vm-tools-salt-minion Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2.alma.1
- open-vm-tools-sdmp Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2.alma.1
- open-vm-tools-test Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2.alma.1
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el8_9.1.alma.1
- open-vm-tools-desktop Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el8_9.1.alma.1
- open-vm-tools-salt-minion Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el8_9.1.alma.1
- open-vm-tools-sdmp Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el8_9.1.alma.1
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2.alma.1
- open-vm-tools-desktop Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2.alma.1
- open-vm-tools-salt-minion Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2.alma.1
- open-vm-tools-sdmp Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2.alma.1
- open-vm-tools-test Fixed in 12.2.5-3.el9_3.2.alma.1
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:12.3.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:12.3.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.7
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu6.4+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- open-vm-tools Fixed in 2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm3Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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