The installer in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.0 and VMware Workstation Player…
Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-264.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00341 27th 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-2016-7086
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hpwr-wxhg-pcqw
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-2016-7086 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7086 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hpwr-wxhg-pcqw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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