CVE-2012-1518 Privilege escalation in n/a
Guest OS users can escalate privileges due to incorrect ACLs on the VMware Tools folder in various VMware products.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1518?
CVE-2012-1518 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Esx, published on 17 Apr 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1518?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Vmware Esx, Vmware Esxi, Vmware Fusion, Vmware Player, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1518?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1518 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1518 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Esx
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4vv7-8gg7-f95h.