#VU22414 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in VMware Workstation - CVE-2019-5512
Published: October 30, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22414
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2019-5512
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
VMware Workstation
VMware Workstation
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc
VMware, Inc
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 COM classes appropriately. A local authenticated user can hijack the COM classes used by the VMX proccess on a Windows host and elevate privileges on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.