CVE-2016-5330

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 8, 2016 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorESXiFusionWorkstation Pro· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 18%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.0
8.1 ≤ v < 8.1.1
Affected range stops below 8.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment)
9.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 10.3.22
microsoft-windows (environment)
12.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.1
Affected range stops below 12.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.1
Affected range stops below 12.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (8)

Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539131/100/0/threaded
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92323
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036544
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036545
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036619

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426

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