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 Apr 17, 2012
8.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.75%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.0
- 8.0.1
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
Configuration 4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01747) | 76.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01719) | 74.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.91% (0.00908) | 74.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 66.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 65.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 62.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://osvdb.org/81163 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48782 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53006 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026922 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026923 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0007.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16745 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/81163 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48782 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53006 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026922 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026923 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0007.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16745 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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