CVE-2012-1666

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2012-09-08 10:28 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 23:40 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 6.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2012-09-08 10:28 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 23:40 UTC

Exploit probability

0.8% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• VMware Workstation ≤ 8.0.3
• VMware Workstation 8.0
• VMware Workstation 8.0.0.18997
• VMware Workstation 8.0.1
• VMware Workstation 8.0.1.27038
• VMware Workstation 8.0.2
• VMware Player ≤ 4.0.3
• VMware Player 4.0

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.9

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

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