Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware…
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- 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 Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in a "system folder."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00606 49th 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 · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | 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: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
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 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
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5459
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4g79-8pmr-hjx2
References
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Sources
- CVE-2012-5459 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-5459 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4g79-8pmr-hjx2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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