CVE-2023-34059
7.0
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.08%
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.
How to fix CVE-2023-34059
To remediate CVE-2023-34059, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/open-vm-tools—upgrade to 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u3 or later
Is CVE-2023-34059 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2:11.2.5-2+deb11u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |