CVE-2012-1518

high VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.3
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
0.9%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 24% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: April 17, 2012 (5140 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

Description

VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.2, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.2, VMware Fusion 4.x before 4.1.2, VMware ESXi 3.5 through 5.0, and VMware ESX 3.5 through 4.1 use an incorrect ACL for the VMware Tools folder, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges via unspecified vectors.

CWE

CWE-264

Affected Products

vmware workstationvmware playervmware fusionvmware esxivmware esx

References

🔗 osvdb.org 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com