CVE-2012-5459
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x...
CVE-2012-5459 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.9) in Vmware Player, published November 14, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.9 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.61%EPSS, 49th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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."
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2012-5459- CVSS 2.0
- 7.9 High
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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."
- Record
CVE-2012-5459- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5378No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2012-5378- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4g79-8pmr-hjx2No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x...
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."
- Record
GHSA-4g79-8pmr-hjx2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.