CVE-2019-5539

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

VMware Workstation (15.x prior to 15.5.1) and Horizon View Agent (7.10.x prior to 7.10.1 and 7.5.x prior to 7.5.4) contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability due to insecure loading of a DLL by Cortado Thinprint. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to administrator on a Windows machine where Workstation or View Agent is installed.

VMware Workstation (versiones 15.x anteriores a 15.5.1) y Horizon View Agent (versiones 7.10.x anteriores a 7.10.1 y versiones 7.5.x anteriores a 7.5.4), contienen una vulnerabilidad de secuestro de DLL debido a la carga no segura de una DLL por Cortado Thinprint . Una explotación con éxito de este problema puede permitir a atacantes con privilegios de usuario normales escalar sus privilegios al administrador sobre una máquina con Windows donde está instalado Workstation o View Agent.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-01-07 CVE Reserved
2019-12-23 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0023.html	2021-07-21

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"	Horizon View Agent Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Horizon View Agent"	>= 7.5.0 < 7.5.4 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Horizon View Agent" and version " >= 7.5.0 < 7.5.4"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"	Horizon View Agent Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Horizon View Agent"	>= 7.10.0 < 7.10.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Horizon View Agent" and version " >= 7.10.0 < 7.10.1"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"	Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"	>= 15.0.0 < 15.5.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version " >= 15.0.0 < 15.5.1"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe