CVE-2016-7085

high

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.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-7965

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92940

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-12-29

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H