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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 17, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-1518

CVE-2012-1518

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.

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Affected products

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  • VMware/Fusion6 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: >=4.0, <4.1.2
  • VMware/Player4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: >=4.0, <4.0.2
  • VMware/Workstation3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: >=8.0, <8.0.2
  • VMware/Esx6 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • VMware/Esxi11 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:3.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.1:2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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