CVE-2016-7086

high

Description

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.

References

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92941

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-12-29

Updated: 2017-07-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H