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
Published Sep 8, 2012
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.78%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 8.0.3
- 8.0
- 8.0.0.18997
- 8.0.1
- 8.0.1.27038
- 8.0.2
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
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:L/AC:M/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.78% (0.00784) | 54.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.78% (0.00784) | 51.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00302) | 51.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 23, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 75.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 22, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 76.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 75.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 54.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0013.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esxi41_u3_rel_notes.html#resolvedissuessecurity x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0013.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esxi41_u3_rel_notes.html#resolvedissuessecurity | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.