CVE-2016-7085

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2016-12-29

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-426

Affected products

• Workstation Player (Vmware)
• Workstation Pro (Vmware)

References

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