CVE-2019-5539

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: December 23, 2019 at 07:20 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:37 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorWorkstationHorizon View Agent· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

Description

VMware Workstation (15.x prior to 15.5.1) and Horizon View Agent (7.10.x prior to 7.10.1 and 7.5.x prior to 7.5.4) contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability due to insecure loading of a DLL by Cortado Thinprint. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to administrator on a Windows machine where Workstation or View Agent is installed.

Affected

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

Horizon View Agent · VMware

95%

7.10 ≤ v < 7.10.17.10.0 ≤ v < 7.10.17.5.0 ≤ v < 7.5.47.5.x prior 7.5.4

Affected range stops below 7.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

microsoft-windows (environment)

Workstation · VMware

95%

15 ≤ v < 15.5.115.0.0 ≤ v < 15.5.1

Affected range stops below 15.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Windows · Microsoft

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0023.html

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0023.html

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-427

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