8.3

CVE-2012-1518: vmware esx

CVSS: 8.3v2.0HighModified
Published 17-04-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-1518 is a high (CVSS 8.3) vulnerability in vmware esx. EPSS estimates a 1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.75%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-04-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.75%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

77%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.75% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.75%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vmware5 products
  • esx3.5 | 3.5:update1 | 3.5:update2 | 3.5:update3 | 4.0 | 4.1
  • esxiEOL3.5 | 3.5:1 | 4.0 | 4.0:1 | 4.0:2 | 4.0:3 | 4.0:4 | 4.1 | 4.1:1 | 4.1:2 | 5.0
  • fusion4.0 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.1 | 4.1.1
  • player4.0 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2
  • workstation8.0 | 8.0.1

1 vendor · 5 products

References

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