CVE-2019-5511 Path traversal in VMware Workstation
A path handling flaw in VMware Workstation on Windows allows non-administrators to hijack the VMX executable path, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5511?
CVE-2019-5511 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Vmware Workstation, published on 9 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5511?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5511?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5511 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-5511 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5511 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Workstation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8g5g-pp3h-rchw.