CVE-2016-5330

high VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
25.5%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 4% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: August 8, 2016 (3567 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the HGFS (aka Shared Folders) feature in VMware Tools 10.0.5 in VMware ESXi 5.0 through 6.0, VMware Workstation Pro 12.1.x before 12.1.1, VMware Workstation Player 12.1.x before 12.1.1, and VMware Fusion 8.1.x before 8.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.

CWE

CWE-426

Affected Products

vmware workstation playervmware workstation provmware esxivmware fusionvmware tools

References

🔗 www.rapid7.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com