CVE-2019-5511

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
09/04/2019
Last modified:
24/08/2020

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 14.0.0 (including) 14.1.6 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 15.0.0 (including) 15.0.3 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


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