High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 8, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-5330

Description

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.

Affected products

VMware/Fusion
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=8.1,<8.1.1
VMware/Tools
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=9.0.0,<=10.3.22
VMware/Workstation Player
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=12.1.0,<12.1.1
VMware/Workstation Pro
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=12.1.0,<12.1.1
VMware/Esxi
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=5.0,<=6.0

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

securify.nl/advisory/SFY20151201/dll_side_loading_vulnerability_in_vmware_host_guest_client_redirector.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/misc/vmhgfs_webdav_dll_sideloadnvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539131/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92323nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036544nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036545nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036619nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0010.htmlnvdMitigationVendor Advisory

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