CVE-2016-7083

Exp

VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.0 and VMware Workstation Player 12.x before 12.5.0 on Windows, when Cortado ThinPrint virtual printing is enabled, allow guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) via TrueType fonts embedded in EMFSPOOL.

Published: 2016-12-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-7083 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.51%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.16% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-7083

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
40398 exploit_db edb 2016-09-19 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7083

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.35% 1.51% +1.16%
2 2025-09-17 1.06% 0.35% -0.72%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.06% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-7083

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.1 6.0 [email protected]
5.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 8.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-7083

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-7083

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware workstation_player 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation_player 12.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation_player 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation_player 12.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation_pro 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation_pro 12.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation_pro 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation_pro 12.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-7083

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