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CVE-2019-5526

N/A
Published: May 15, 2019 at 03:18 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:37 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWorkstation

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%

Description

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) contains a DLL hijacking issue because some DLL files are improperly loaded by the application. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to administrator on a windows host where Workstation is installed.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Workstation· VMware
95%
v < 15.1.015.0.0 ≤ v < 15.1.0
Affected range stops below 15.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152946/VMware-Workstation-DLL-Hijacking.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108333
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0007.html

CVSS

9.3HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427

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