Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Tools in VMware Workstation before 8.0.4…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00784 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 20
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0.18997 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.1.27038 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0.18997 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.18997 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1.27038 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0.18997 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 10 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1666
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w89w-68w2-pjg9
References
More VMware Esx vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2009-03557 Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-02816 The xfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not look up inode… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2007-00057 The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2012-1666 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-1666 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w89w-68w2-pjg9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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