CVE-2023-34059 (GCVE-0-2023-34059)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-27 04:53 – Updated: 2025-03-06 15:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
7.4 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-06 15:38 UTC
CWE
- File descriptor hijack vulnerability
- CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Assigner
References
11 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | open-vm-tools |
Affected:
11.0.0 , ≤ 12.3.0
(custom)
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