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CVE-2019-5511

🗓️ 09 Apr 2019 19:29:46Reported by vmwareType 
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🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 89 Views

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) running on Windows does not handle paths appropriately. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow the path to the VMX executable, on a Windows host, to be hijacked by a non-administrator leading to elevation of privilege

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC
VMware Workstation Privilege Escalation
4 Apr 201900:00
–bdu_fstec
cnvd
CNVD
VMware Workstation Privilege Permission and Access Control Vulnerability (CNVD-2019-07558)
19 Mar 201900:00
–cnvd
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2019-5511
9 Apr 201919:29
–cvelist
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2019-15086
7 Oct 202500:30
–euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2019-5511
9 Apr 201920:30
–nvd
osv_cve
osv_cve
CVE-2019-5511
9 Apr 201920:30
–osv_cve
prion
Prion
Privilege escalation
9 Apr 201920:30
–prion
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
PT-2019-1681
14 Mar 201900:00
–ptsecurity
rapid7
Rapid7 Vulnerability Database (full)
CVE-2019-5511: Undefined Security Weakness
9 Apr 201900:00
–rapid7
redhatcve
RedhatCVE
CVE-2019-5511
22 May 202508:40
–redhatcve
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vmwareworkstationRange14.0.0–14.1.6
vmwareworkstationRange15.0.0–15.0.3
[
  {
    "product": "VMware Workstation",
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "VMware Workstation 15.x prior to 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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17 Jun 2026 02:37Current
8.5High risk
Vulners AI Score8.5
CVSS 27.2
CVSS 38.8
EPSS0.00373
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