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CVE-2016-7461

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.54%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-12-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-7461
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.54%
VMware VMWare

Original Filing — NVD Description

The drag-and-drop (aka DnD) function in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMware Workstation Player 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMware Fusion and Fusion Pro 8.x before 8.5.2 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access on the host OS) via unspecified vectors.