Is CVE-2012-5978 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5978 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5978?

CVE-2012-5978 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-5978

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.8%EU EUVD

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) View Connection Server and (2) View Security Server in VMware View 4.x before 4.6.2 and 5.x before 5.1.2 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 2.8% (87th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5852)
Published: December 19, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5852 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

vmware / view
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vmware / view

References

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

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