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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…
Critical9.8EPSS 69.5%
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- mitre
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
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 69.5% · top 0.6% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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Record last updated .