CVEs / CVE-2016-5330
CVE-2016-5330: n/a n/a vulnerability
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 19.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 30 Oct 2026.
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-426 |
References
- CVE-2016-5330 on NVD
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/misc/vmhgfs_webdav_dll_sideload Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539131/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92323 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036544 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036545 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036619 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0010.html Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20151201/dll_side_loading_vulnerability_in_vmware_host_guest_client_redirector.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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