High 7.8Published Aug 7, 2016

CVE-2016-5330Untrusted 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 Pla…

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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: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-426
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

vmware workstation_player vmware:workstation_player	from 12.1.0 before 12.1.1	NVD
vmware workstation_pro vmware:workstation_pro	from 12.1.0 before 12.1.1	NVD
vmware esxi vmware:esxi	from 5.0 through 6.0	NVD
vmware fusion vmware:fusion	from 8.1 before 8.1.1	NVD
vmware tools vmware:tools	from 9.0.0 through 10.3.22	NVD

References

References

http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/misc/vmhgfs_webdav_dll_sideload	third-party-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539131/100/0/threaded	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92323	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036544	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036545	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036619	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0010.html	mitigation, vendor-advisory
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20151201/dll_side_loading_vulnerability_in_vmware_host_guest_client_redirector.html	exploit, third-party-advisory

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