CVE-2012-0279: Quest Toad For Data Analysts

Medium severity, CVSS 6.9. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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: version 3.0.1 only

Published 2012-05-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.