vulnerability
VMware Workstation: VMware Workstation installer insecure executable loading vulnerability (VMSA-2016-0014) (CVE-2016-7086)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 24, 2016 | Oct 24, 2016 | Apr 14, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 24, 2016
Added
Oct 24, 2016
Modified
Apr 14, 2025
Description
Workstation installer contains an insecure executable loading vulnerability that may allow an attacker to execute an exe file placed in the same directory as installer with the name "setup64.exe". Successfully exploiting this issue may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Solution
vmware-workstation-upgrade-12_5_0
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