CVE-2016-7085

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.0 and VMware Workstation Player 12.x before 12.5.0 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-426

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92940Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92940Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.htmlVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 29, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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