CRITICAL
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
Published Jan 10, 2020
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 69.52%
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
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
69.52% 0.69523
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.69523
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 (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 69.52% (0.69523) | 99.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 69.52% (0.69523) | 99.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 25, 2026 | 51.43% (0.51427) | 97.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 49.44% (0.49444) | 97.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 52.96% (0.52961) | 97.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 49.44% (0.49444) | 97.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 50.72% (0.50719) | 97.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 26, 2025 | 77.75% (0.77750) | 98.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 72.42% (0.72416) | 98.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.44% (0.06435) | 93.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 26, 2024 | 6.56% (0.06559) | 93.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | 5.12% (0.05116) | 93.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2024 | 3.94% (0.03941) | 92.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 5.45% (0.05453) | 93.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2024 | 6.69% (0.06688) | 93.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 6.93% (0.06934) | 93.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 5.02% (0.05017) | 91.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | 5.08% (0.05077) | 91.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 7, 2023 | 3.65% (0.03648) | 90.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 3.28% (0.03280) | 89.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.21% (0.02211) | 87.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 71.53% (0.71532) | 99.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 71.53% (0.71532) | 99.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/ x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 10, 2020
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 14, 2012
Link CVE-2012-4284
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a