Description
VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) running on Windows does not handle paths appropriately. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow the path to the VMX executable, on a Windows host, to be hijacked by a non-administrator leading to elevation of privilege.
Published: 2019-04-09
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-15086 VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) running on Windows does not handle paths appropriately. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow the path to the VMX executable, on a Windows host, to be hijacked by a non-administrator leading to elevation of privilege.
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Microsoft Windows
Vmware Workstation
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T20:01:51.456Z

Reserved: 2019-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-5511

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-04-09T20:30:20.447

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:45:04.847

Link: CVE-2019-5511

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