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CVE-2016-7085

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.

Published

2016-12-29T09:59:00.447

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-426
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware workstation_player 12.0.0 Yes
Application vmware workstation_player 12.0.1 Yes
Application vmware workstation_player 12.1.0 Yes
Application vmware workstation_player 12.1.1 Yes
Application vmware workstation_pro 12.0.0 Yes
Application vmware workstation_pro 12.0.1 Yes
Application vmware workstation_pro 12.1.0 Yes
Application vmware workstation_pro 12.1.1 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows * No
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