VMware Workstation/Fusion HGFS Local Privilege Escalation Reveals Hypervisor Mem
CVE-2024-22270 Published on May 14, 2024
VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the Host Guest File Sharing (HGFS) functionality. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-22270 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CVE-2024-22270 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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