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.
Advisories
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7965 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:50:47.464Z

Reserved: 2016-08-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-7085

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-29T09:59:00.447

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-7085

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