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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 18, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-2077

CVE-2016-2077

Description

VMware Workstation 11.x before 11.1.3 and VMware Player 7.x before 7.1.3 on Windows incorrectly access an executable file, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

8
  • VMware/Player4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • VMware/Workstation4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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