CVE-2016-5330
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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 19.49% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 6 August 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- vmware/workstation player · vmware/workstation pro · vmware/esxi · vmware/fusion · vmware/tools
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 19.5% on 2 November 2026 to 19.5% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/misc/vmhgfs_webdav_dll_sideloadThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539131/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92323Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036544Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036545Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036619Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0010.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20151201/dll_side_loading_vulnerability_in_vmware_host_guest_client_redirector.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/misc/vmhgfs_webdav_dll_sideloadThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539131/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92323Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036544Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036545Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036619Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0010.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20151201/dll_side_loading_vulnerability_in_vmware_host_guest_client_redirector.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.