CVE-2016-5330

Published Aug 8, 2016 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 19.5% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:00 AM
Reserved
Jun 7, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 8, 2016, 1:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:49 AM