CVE-2019-5539
VMware VMware Workstation
HIGH 7.8
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.43 % · percentile 37 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-15114
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2019-5539
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2019-AVI-651 — Vulnérabilité dans VMware Workstation et Horizon View Agent · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.5.0 < 7.5.4cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_view_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.10.0 < 7.10.1cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 15.0.0 < 15.5.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| VMware · VMware Workstation | affected 15.x prior to 15.5.1 |
| VMware · Horizon View Agent | affected 7.10.x prior to 7.10.1 ; affected 7.5.x prior 7.5.4 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |