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CVE-2016-7086

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% 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-264

Description

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 setup64.exe file in the installation 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/92941
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92941
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html

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