CVE-2019-5539
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-427
Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Publication date:
23/12/2019
Last modified:
21/07/2021
Description
VMware Workstation (15.x prior to 15.5.1) and Horizon View Agent (7.10.x prior to 7.10.1 and 7.5.x prior to 7.5.4) contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability due to insecure loading of a DLL by Cortado Thinprint. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to administrator on a Windows machine where Workstation or View Agent is installed.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
4.40
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.5.0 (including) | 7.5.4 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.10.0 (including) | 7.10.1 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0.0 (including) | 15.5.1 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page



