Name: CVE-2016-7085: Untrusted Search Path
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-12-29T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-7085, CWE-426, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00418

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Vmware Vmware Tools	—	Update VMware Tools to the latest version	Aug 8, 2025	Sep 13, 2016

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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