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CVE-2016-5330

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 18.02%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-08-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-5330
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
18.02%
VMware VMWare ESXi

Original Filing — NVD 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.