CVE-2016-7085 is an untrusted search path vulnerability affecting the installer for VMware Workstation Pro and Player versions 12.x on Windows. A local attacker could exploit this by placing a malicious DLL in an unspecified directory, leading to privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and allows for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is there any evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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