Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in VMware Workstation - CVE-2019-5526
Published: October 30, 2019 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22416
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5526
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to some DLL files are improperly loaded by the application. A remote authenticated attacker can hijack DLL files and escalate privileges to administrator on a windows host where Workstation is installed.
Affected software
VMware Workstation
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5526
Install updates from vendor's website.
VMware Workstation - update to 15.1.0