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CVE-2012-1518

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-1518 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from vmware, from vmware, from vmware and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-04-17T21:55:01.307

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 8.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	vmware	workstation	8.0	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	8.0.1	Yes
Application	vmware	player	4.0	Yes
Application	vmware	player	4.0.1	Yes
Application	vmware	player	4.0.2	Yes
Application	vmware	fusion	4.0	Yes
Application	vmware	fusion	4.0.1	Yes
Application	vmware	fusion	4.0.2	Yes
Application	vmware	fusion	4.1	Yes
Application	vmware	fusion	4.1.1	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	3.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	3.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	4.0	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	4.0	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	4.0	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	4.0	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	4.0	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	4.1	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	4.1	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	4.1	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esxi	5.0	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esx	3.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esx	3.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esx	3.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esx	3.5	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esx	4.0	Yes
Operating System	vmware	esx	4.1	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/81163 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/48782 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53006 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026922 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026923 ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0007.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16745 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/81163 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48782 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53006 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026922 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026923 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0007.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16745 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For vmware's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.