CVE-2012-5459

high

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in a "system folder."

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79923

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2012-5378

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56470

http://osvdb.org/87119

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-11-14

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H