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[email protected]CVE-2019-5526

HistoryMay 15, 2019 - 4:29 p.m.

CVE-2019-5526

2019-05-1516:29:00

CWE-427

[email protected]

web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2019-5526

vmware workstation

dll hijacking

privilege escalation

nvd

9.3 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

60.6%

JSON

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) contains a DLL hijacking issue because some DLL files are improperly loaded by the application. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to administrator on a windows host where Workstation is installed.

Affected configurations

NVD

Node

vmwareworkstationRange15.0.0–15.1.0

CPENameOperatorVersion
vmware:workstationvmware workstationlt15.1.0

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
vmware:workstation	vmware workstation	lt	15.1.0

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "VMware Workstation",
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0)"
      }
    ]
  }
]