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CVE-2012-1518

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.

Severity
High 8.3
Published
17 Apr 2012
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.7% in the next 30 daysHigher than 78% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
CWE-264
Attack
From the same local network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
VMware ESXiServers and applications · cpe:o:vmware:esxi
  • Version 5.0
  • Version 4.1-2
  • Version 4.1-1
  • Version 4.1
All 11 release lines
  • Version 3.5
  • Version 3.5-1
  • Version 4.0
  • Version 4.0-1
  • Version 4.0-2
  • Version 4.0-3
  • Version 4.0-4
  • Version 4.1
  • Version 4.1-1
  • Version 4.1-2
  • Version 5.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1518
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1518