Is CVE-2012-5458 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5458 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5458?

CVE-2012-5458 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-5458

HIGH · CVSS 8.3EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.7% (53th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5377)
Published: November 14, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5377 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows
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vmware / workstation
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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