Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) View Connection Server and (2)…
Priority LOW 28CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) View Connection Server and (2) View Security Server in VMware View 4.x before 4.6.2 and 5.x before 5.1.2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02802 86th 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 · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.0.0:u2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 u2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.0.0:u2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 u2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.0.0:u2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 u2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.0.0:u2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 u2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5978
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-63r5-x8hm-9j4p
References
More VMware View vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-01227 The Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) implementation in vmci.sys in VMware… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2012-01455 Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Tools in VMware Workstation before 8.0.4… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2012-01320 Buffer overflow in the WDDM display driver in VMware ESXi 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0; VMware ESX… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2012-01319 Buffer overflow in the XPDM display driver in VMware View before 4.6.1 allows guest OS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2012-01318 The XPDM display driver in VMware ESXi 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0; VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1; and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2012-01321 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in View Manager Portal in VMware View before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-5978 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-5978 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-63r5-x8hm-9j4p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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