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CVE-2016-5330

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Published: Aug 8, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
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.

Affected (5)

Vmware
5 products
Esxi
Workstation Player
Workstation Pro
Fusion
Tools
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Esxi
From 5.0 to 6.0
Workstation Player
From 12.1.0 to 12.1.1
Workstation Pro
From 12.1.0 to 12.1.1
Configuration B
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Fusion
From 8.1 to 8.1.1
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Apple
Mac Os X
All versions
Configuration C
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Tools
From 9.0.0 to 10.3.22
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-426
Untrusted Search Path
The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

References (16)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
MitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
MitigationVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party Advisory

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