{
    "id": "CVE-2012-4284",
    "published": "2020-01-10 20:15:14",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:44:46",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": null,
    "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",
    "epss_score": "0.69523",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99343",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:25:19",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "sparklabs",
            "product": "viscosity"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "24579",
            "title": "Viscosity - setuid-set ViscosityHelper Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2013-03-05",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "20485",
            "title": "Viscosity - Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2012-08-13",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20485"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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/"
    ]
}