High severity · published May 15, 2019
CVE-2019-5526
VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) contains a DLL hijacking issue because some DLL files are improperly loaded by the application
7.8
CVSS
8.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.5% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
Workstation · Vmware
15.0.0 before 15.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5526
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5526
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152946/VMware-Workstation-DLL-Hijacking.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108333
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0007.html
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