VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2019-5543
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-03-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
For VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x and prior before 5.3.0), VMware Remote Console for Windows (10.x before 11.0.0), VMware Workstation for Windows (15.x before 15.5.2) the folder containing configuration files for the VMware USB arbitration service was found to be writable by all users. A local user on the system where the software is installed may exploit this issue to run commands as any user.
Weakness classification
- CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Primary references
- security@vmware.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory