VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-5458

CVSS score8.3 HIGH

EPSS probability0.70%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2012-11-14

Last modified2026-06-16

Description

VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted application.