CVE-2019-5539 is a DLL hijacking vulnerability affecting VMware Workstation (versions prior to 15.5.1) and Horizon View Agent (versions prior to 7.10.1 and 7.5.4) on Windows systems, stemming from insecure DLL loading by Cortado Thinprint. This flaw allows an attacker with normal user privileges to escalate to administrator privileges on the affected machine. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.5.0, < 7.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.10.0, < 7.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.0.0, < 15.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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