CVE-2012-0279

medium
Published 2012-05-01 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.9
VIR risk
6.9

Description

Quest Toad for Data Analysts 3.0.1 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Quest Shared directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com — http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-13/

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
questtoad_for_data_analysts3.0.1

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.