CVE-2016-5330

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.

CVSS v3.1

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

4.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

18.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile

Published

2016-08-08

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20151201/dll_side_loading_vulnerability_in_vmware_host_gu…
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/misc/vmhgfs_webdav_dll_sideload

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/misc/vmhgfs_webdav_dll_s…

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41711

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2016-5314
• CVE-2016-5342
• CVE-2016-5313
• CVE-2016-5345
• CVE-2016-5312
• CVE-2016-5346