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CVE-2012-4284
CRITICAL
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
Published: Jan 10, 2020
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| sparklabs | viscosity | 1.4.1 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-f8g5-wppw-9vhr
A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Viscosity 1.4.1 on Mac OS X due to a path name...
References (8)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
69.52%
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
60.1 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub