CVE-2016-7461

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7461
StatePUBLISHED
Assignervmware
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-29 09:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.001170000 probability, percentile 0.300480000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion 8.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion Pro 8.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion Pro 8.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion Pro 8.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion Pro 8.1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion Pro 8.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion Pro 8.5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Fusion Pro 8.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.5.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMSA-2016-0019 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
VMware Workstation and Fusion Drag and Drop Memory Access Error Lets Local Users on a Guest System Gain Privileges on the Host System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Multiple VMware Products CVE-2016-7461 Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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