CVE-2016-7085

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-12-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-426

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.

Affected products

VMware Workstation Player: 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
VMware Workstation Pro: 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.1.0, 12.1.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92940
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92940
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html

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