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.
Published 2012-04-17 21:55:01
Updated 2017-12-29 02:29:14
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Threat overview for CVE-2012-1518

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2012-1518
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 443
IPs affected by CVE-2012-1518 36
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1518

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.27%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 63 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-1518

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
8.3
HIGH AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.5
10.0
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-1518

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-1518

Products affected by CVE-2012-1518

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