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. 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 v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0002.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0002.html	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 04:45

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0002.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0002.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2019-04-09 20:30

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:45

NVD link : CVE-2019-5511

Mitre link : CVE-2019-5511

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-5511

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

workstation

microsoft

windows

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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