CVE-2019-5526 Privilege escalation in VMware Workstation
Attackers with normal user privileges can escalate to administrator on Windows hosts via DLL hijacking in VMware Workstation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5526?
CVE-2019-5526 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Workstation, published on 15 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5526?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5526?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5526 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5526 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-5526 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Workstation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x8jx-65f6-p7vf.