Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in VMware, Inc products - CVE-2019-5543
Published: March 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26072
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5543
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
VMware Horizon Client
VMRC
VMware Workstation
VMware Horizon Client
VMRC
VMware Workstation
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the folder containing configuration files for the VMware USB arbitration service is writable by all users. A local user can run arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5543
Install updates from vendor's website.