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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
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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History
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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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Status : Modified
Published: 2019-04-09T20:30:20.447
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:45:04.847
Link: CVE-2019-5511
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD