Is CVE-2012-5459 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5459 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5459?

CVE-2012-5459 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.9 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-5459

HIGH · CVSS 7.9EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in a "system folder."

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.9 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 0.6% (49th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5378)
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-2012-5378 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows
vmware / player
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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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