Old VMware Workstation builds (pre-16.x) have known guest-to-host escape vulnerabilities (e.g., CVE-2020-3992). Using an old index version exposes your entire system.
This command systematically downloads every VMware Workstation file from that index, preserving the directory structure. index of vmware workstation
In the context of VMware Workstation, an Index of page isn't a specific VMware button. It usually appears when you: Old VMware Workstation builds (pre-16