CVE-2019-5526 describes a DLL hijacking vulnerability in VMware Workstation versions prior to 15.1.0, allowing an attacker with normal user privileges to escalate to administrator on a Windows host. Rated 7.8 HIGH, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but successful exploitation grants high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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