CVE-2016-5330

mediumpriority · attend · 47EPSS 0.180 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

2 exploits · functional

Likely / severe?

18.0% (97th) EPSS

CVSS 4.4 · medium

Is it mine?

6 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

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

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.4–7.8

v2.04.4mediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.4 · impact 6.4

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Fsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-426USprimary

exploits (2)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-41711VMware Host Guest Client Redirector - DLL Side Loading (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
exploit/windows/misc/vmhgfs_webdav_dll_sideloadDLL Side Loading Vulnerability in VMware Host Guest Client Redirectorfunctional · metasploit

affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
vmware esxi5.0 → 6.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware fusion8.1 → 8.1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools9.0.0 → 10.3.22nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation player12.1.0 → 12.1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation pro12.1.0 → 12.1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2016-08-08modified 2026-06-17

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references (25)

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