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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 18, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 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.

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Affected products

10
  • VMware/Player5 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <7.1.3
  • VMware/Workstation5 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <11.1.3

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