### [CVE-2017-16001](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16001) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=n%2Fa&color=blue) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue) ![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=n%2Fa&color=brighgreen) ### Description In HashiCorp Vagrant VMware Fusion plugin (aka vagrant-vmware-fusion) 5.0.1, a local attacker or malware can silently subvert the plugin update process in order to escalate to root privileges. ### POC #### Reference - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43220/ #### Github No PoCs found on GitHub currently.