CVE-2024-10228
Vagrant VMWare Utility installation files vulnerable to modification by unprivileged user
The Vagrant VMWare Utility Windows installer targeted a custom location with a non-protected path that could be modified by an unprivileged user, introducing potential for unauthorized file system writes. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-10228, was fixed in Vagrant VMWare Utility 1.0.23
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
3.8
Vagrant VMWare Utility installation files vulnerable to modification by unprivileged user
The Vagrant VMWare Utility Windows installer targeted a custom location with a non-protected path that could be modified by an unprivileged user, introducing potential for unauthorized file system writes. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-10228, was fixed in Vagrant VMWare Utility 1.0.23
- Record
CVE-2024-10228- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-32987
3.8
The Vagrant VMWare Utility Windows installer targeted a custom location with a non-protected path that could be modified by an unprivileged user, introducing potential for unauthorized file system writes. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-10228, was fixed in Vagrant VMWare Utility 1.0.23
- Record
EUVD-2024-32987- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f8cq-cpqj-phg9
3.8
The Vagrant VMWare Utility Windows installer targeted a custom location with a non-protected path...
The Vagrant VMWare Utility Windows installer targeted a custom location with a non-protected path that could be modified by an unprivileged user, introducing potential for unauthorized file system writes. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-10228, was fixed in Vagrant VMWare Utility 1.0.23
- Record
GHSA-f8cq-cpqj-phg9- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
3.8
The Vagrant VMWare Utility Windows installer targeted a custom location with a non-protected path that could be modified by an unprivileged user, introducing potential for unauthorized file system writes. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-10228, was fixed in Vagrant VMWare Utility 1.0.23
- Record
CVE-2024-10228- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
3.8
Vagrant VMWare Utility installation files vulnerable to modification by unprivileged user
The Vagrant VMWare Utility Windows installer targeted a custom location with a non-protected path that could be modified by an unprivileged user, introducing potential for unauthorized file system writes. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-10228, was fixed in Vagrant VMWare Utility 1.0.23
- Record
CVE-2024-10228- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-10228 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.8) in Hashicorp Vagrant, published October 29, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-25-vagrant-vmware-utility-installation-files-vulnerable-to-modification-by-unprivileged-user
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10228
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f8cq-cpqj-phg9
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/10xxx/CVE-2024-10228.json
github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-vmware-desktop