Is CVE-2012-3569 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-3569 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-3569?

CVE-2012-3569 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-3569?

CVE-2012-3569 has an EPSS score of 47.72% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2012-3569?

No published fix for CVE-2012-3569 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-3569

HIGHEPSS 99th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Format string vulnerability in VMware OVF Tool 2.1 on Windows, as used in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5, VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5, and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OVF file.

CWE-134

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

47.72%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

vmware.com

Other references5

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CVE-2020-13160	Critical	9.8	81%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-22374	High	8.5	73%	-	-
CVE-2012-1851	High	10.0	66%	-	-
CVE-2024-23113	Critical	9.8	62%	KEV	-
CVE-2018-6317	Critical	9.1	44%	-	-
CVE-2019-1579	High	8.1	39%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.