CVE-2019-5526

HIGH EXPLOITED

Vmware Workstation < 15.1.0 - Uncontrolled Search Path

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Miguel Mendez Z. & Claudio Cortes C. · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46851

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.1268
EPSS Percentile 93.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation Intel

VulnCheck KEV 2023-06-22

Classification

CWE
CWE-427
Status published

Affected Products (1)

vmware/workstation < 15.1.0

Timeline

Published May 15, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026