Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in VMware Workstation - CVE-2019-5511
Published: October 30, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22413
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5511
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
VMware Workstation
VMware Workstation
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software running on Windows does not handle paths appropriately. A local authenticated user can hijack the path to the VMX executable on a Windows host and elevate privileges on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5511
Install updates from vendor's website.