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CVE-2012-1666

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.78%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-09-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9. It affects VMware, VMWare.

CVE
CVE-2012-1666
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.78%
VMware VMWare

Original NVD 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.