CVE-2019-5526
HIGH 7.8EPSS 9.0%
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
- VMware Workstation
- CVSS v3.0 NVD
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 9.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - EPSS
- 9.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 95th percentile
- Published
- 2019-05-15
- Updated
- 2024-08-04
ExploitDB entries (1)
Security advisories
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0007.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152946/VMware-Workstation-DLL-Hijacking.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108333