CVE-2019-5526 (GCVE-0-2019-5526)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-05-15 15:18 – Updated: 2024-08-04 20:01
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • DLL hijacking vulnerability
Assigner
vmware CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 64/100 over 233 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a VMware Workstation Affected: VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0)
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