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CVE-2012-1666

Published: Sep 8, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
6.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 48.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Tools in VMware Workstation before 8.0.4, VMware Player before 4.0.4, VMware Fusion before 4.1.2, VMware View before 5.1, and VMware ESX 4.1 before U3 and 5.0 before P03 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse tpfc.dll file in the current working directory.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

workstationvmware
On-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
playervmware
On-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
fusionvmware
On-premDev Tool
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
viewvmware
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
esxvmware
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
vmwarecommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka vmware inc
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0013.html
archives.neohapsis.com
https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esxi41_u3_rel_notes.html#resolvedissuessecurity
vmware.com

Timeline

Published
Sep 8, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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