CVE-2012-1666 EXPLOIT
6.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.8% (pctl 55)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 0.78% — more likely to be exploited than 55% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-09-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| vmware | esx |
| vmware | fusion |
| vmware | player |
| vmware | view |
| vmware | workstation |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ThinPrint - 'tpfc.dll' Insecure Library Loading Arbitrary Code Execution | 2012-09-04 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0013.html
- https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esxi41_u3_rel_notes.html#resolvedissuessecurity
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0013.html
- https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esxi41_u3_rel_notes.html#resolvedissuessecurity
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