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CVE-2023-34046

VMware Fusion(13.x prior to 13.5) contains a TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use) vulnerability that occurs during installation for the first time (the user needs to drag or copy the application to a folder from the '.dmg' volume) or when installing an upgrade. A malicious actor with local non-administrative user privileges may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the system where Fusion is installed or being installed for the first time.

  • Published: Oct 20, 2023
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2023-34046
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.7
  • AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
vmware / fusion 13.0.0 13.5