CVE-2019-5511 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0002.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8