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CVE-2012-5459

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Published: Nov 14, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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7.9
Vector
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 5.5 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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."

Affected (13)

Vmware
2 products
Player
Workstation
Configuration A
13 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
Player
Version 4.0.0.18997
Player
Version 4.0.1
Player
Version 4.0.2
Player
Version 4.0.3
Player
Version 4.0.4
Player
Version 4.0
Vmware
Workstation
Version 8.0.0.18997
Workstation
Version 8.0.1.27038
Workstation
Version 8.0.1
Workstation
Version 8.0.2
Workstation
Version 8.0.3
Workstation
Version 8.0.4
Workstation
Version 8.0
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

References (8)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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