High severity · published Mar 16, 2020
CVE-2019-5543
For VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x and prior before 5.3.0), VMware Remote Console for Windows (10.x before 11.0.0), VMware Workstation for Windows (15.x before 15.5.2) the…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
For VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x and prior before 5.3.0), VMware Remote Console for Windows (10.x before 11.0.0), VMware Workstation for Windows (15.x before 15.5.2) the folder containing configuration files for the VMware USB arbitration service was found to be writable by all users. A local user on the system where the software is installed may exploit this issue to run commands as any user.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HC
Horizon Client · Vmware
5.0.0 before 5.3.0 · source: NVD
RC
Remote Console · Vmware
10.0.0 before 11.0.0 · source: NVD
WO
Workstation · Vmware
15.0.0 before 15.5.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5543
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5543
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0004.html
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