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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7966 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:50:47.469Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-7086

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-29T09:59:00.477

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

Link: CVE-2016-7086

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