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CVE-2012-0279

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-05-01 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

• Quest Toad For Data Analysts: 3.0.1

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/48663
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-13/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53276
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75192
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48663
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-13/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53276
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75192

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