CVE-2016-5330
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Vmware Workstation Player
PublishedAug 8, 2016
First seenAug 8, 2016
How to fix
Update
- vmware workstation_player12.1.1 or later
- vmware workstation_pro12.1.1 or later
- vmware fusion8.1.1 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vmware workstation_player | 12.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.1 | 12.1.1 |
| vmware workstation_pro | 12.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.1 | 12.1.1 |
| vmware esxi | 5.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.0 | — |
| vmware fusion | 8.1 ≤ v < 8.1.1 | 8.1.1 |
| vmware tools | 9.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 10.3.22 | — |
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