The VMware Tools HGFS (aka Shared Folders) implementation in VMware Workstation 11.x before 11.1.2, VMware Player 7.x before 7.1.2, VMware Fusion 7.x before 7.1.2, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 6.0 allows Windows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS kernel memory corruption) via unspecified vectors
Published Jan 9, 2016
6.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.33%
Description
The VMware Tools HGFS (aka Shared Folders) implementation in VMware Workstation 11.x before 11.1.2, VMware Player 7.x before 7.1.2, VMware Fusion 7.x before 7.1.2, and VMware ESXi 5.0 through 6.0 allows Windows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS kernel memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 11.0
- 11.1
- 11.1.1
Configuration 3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (32 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.33% (0.01329) | 70.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.51% (0.01510) | 71.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01813) | 82.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 65.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01813) | 82.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 65.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01813) | 82.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 65.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 1.81% (0.01813) | 82.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 65.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 1.81% (0.01813) | 82.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 65.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 1.81% (0.01813) | 82.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 65.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 1.81% (0.01813) | 82.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 65.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 1.81% (0.01813) | 82.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 65.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 1.81% (0.01813) | 82.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 0.44% (0.00443) | 62.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 1.81% (0.01813) | 81.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 65.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 1.81% (0.01813) | 81.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 64.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.81% (0.01813) | 81.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 40.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 39.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 37.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034603 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034604 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0001.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034603 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034604 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0001.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.