CVE-2016-2077

CVE-2016-2077 affects VMware Workstation 11.x (pre-11.1.3) and VMware Player 7.x (pre-7.1.3) on Windows. The vulnerability arises from incorrect access to an executable file, enabling local host-OS privilege escalation through unspecified vectors. Impact: host privileges; Victims may be able to e...

VMware Player 7.x < 7.1.3 Host Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2016-0005)

The version of VMware Player installed on the remote host is 7.x prior to 7.1.3. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an improperly referenced executable. A local attacker can exploit this to gain elevated permissions on the host system. C Tenable Network...

KLA10814 Privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Player and Workstation

An improper file access was found in VMware products. By exploiting this vulnerability malicious users can gain privileges. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. Original advisories VMware advisory Exploitation Related products VMware-Workstation VMware-Player CVE list CVE-2016-2077 critic...