CVE-2012-4284 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 69.5% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Viscosity 1.4.1 on Mac OS X due to a path name validation issue in the setuid-set ViscosityHelper binary, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 69.52% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-01-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sparklabs | viscosity |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Viscosity - setuid-set ViscosityHelper Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 2013-03-05 |
| exploit-db | Viscosity - Local Privilege Escalation | 2012-08-13 |
References
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/
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