High severity · published Apr 9, 2019
CVE-2019-5511
VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) running on Windows does not handle paths appropriately
8.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
Workstation · Vmware
14.0.0 before 14.1.6; 15.0.0 before 15.0.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5511
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5511
Patch
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0002.html
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