### [CVE-2012-5459](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5459)
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### Description

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."

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0015.html

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.