CVE-2019-5526

HIGH

VMware workstation Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Title source: VulnCheck
Search associated code STIX 2.1 vulnerability STIX 2.1 with PoCs

Record summary

CVE-2019-5526 has a selected CVSS score of 7.8 (high); EIP currently links 1 catalogued exploit.

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.

Description source: CVE List

Exploitation context

Known exploitation

VulnCheck KEV
Listed · Jun 22, 2023 · VulnCheck
Reported exploitation
Observed · VulnCheck

Available material

Catalogued exploits
1

Affected products and versions

2
ProductSourceVersion range

workstation

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VulnCheckVersion data not supplied

VMware Workstation

CVE ListVMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0)affected

Proofs of concept

1

Catalogued exploits

ExploitDBVMware Workstation 15.1.0 - DLL HijackingExploitDB exploitby Miguel Mendez Z. & Claudio Cortes C.Not analyzed1 file
ExploitDB
PoC details

References

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