The host is installed with VMware Workstation 10.x before 10.0.7, 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player 6.x before 6.0.7 or 7.x before 7.1.1 and is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails handle a thread injection, Successful exploitation allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges.