CVE-2012-4284
A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Viscosity 1.4.1 on Mac OS X due to a path name validation issue in the setuid-set ViscosityHelper binary, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 69.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Viscosity 1.4.1 on Mac OS X due to a path name validation issue in the setuid-set ViscosityHelper binary, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 69.52% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 13 August 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sparklabs/viscosity
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 69.5% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
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