Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x…
Priority LOW 34CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in 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 DLL in an unspecified directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00418 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7085
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q4gv-cxmr-2mr8
References
More VMware Workstation Player vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-04622 Untrusted search path vulnerability in the HGFS (aka Shared Folders) feature in VMware… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-04016 On F5 BIG-IP 13.1.0-13.1.0.3 or 13.0.0, when authenticated administrative users execute… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2017-03047 Incorrect authorization in VMware Workstation Pro/Player CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-03035 Memory corruption in VMware ESXi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-06356 The drag-and-drop (aka DnD) function in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.2 and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-03037 Memory corruption in VMware ESXi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-7085 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7085 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q4gv-cxmr-2mr8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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