VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-7086
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 setup64.exe file in the installation directory.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 setup64.exe file in the installation directory.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- vmware/workstation player · vmware/workstation pro
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92941Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92941Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.