VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-5526

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability8.46%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2019-05-15

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-427

Primary references

security@vmware.com — Third Party Advisory
security@vmware.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.com — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory