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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-1666

CVE-2012-1666

Description

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.

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Affected products

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  • VMware/Fusion6 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.1.1
    • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: < 4.1.2
  • VMware/Player6 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.0.3
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: < 4.0.4
  • VMware/View3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:view:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: < 5.1
  • VMware/Workstation7 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=8.0.3
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: < 8.0.4
  • VMware/Esx3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 4.1 < U3

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