VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted application
Published Nov 14, 2012
8.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.70%
Description
VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted application.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0
- 4.0.0.18997
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 8.0
- 8.0.0.18997
- 8.0.1
- 8.0.1.27038
- 8.0.2
- 8.0.3
- 8.0.4
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 | 0.70% (0.00704) | 51.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.70% (0.00704) | 48.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00144) | 32.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://osvdb.org/87118 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56469 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79924 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/87118 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56469 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79924 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.