CVE-2019-5543

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

For VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x and prior before 5.3.0), VMware Remote Console for Windows (10.x before 11.0.0), VMware Workstation for Windows (15.x before 15.5.2) the folder containing configuration files for the VMware USB arbitration service was found to be writable by all users. A local user on the system where the software is installed may exploit this issue to run commands as any user.

Para VMware Horizon Client for Windows (versiones 5.x y anteriores a 5.3.0), VMware Remote Console for Windows (versiones 10.x anteriores a 11.0.0), VMware Workstation for Windows (15.x antes de 15.5.2), la carpeta que contiene archivos de configuración para el servicio de arbitraje USB de VMware. Un usuario local en el sistema donde está instalado el software puede explotar este problema para ejecutar comandos como cualquier usuario.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-01-07 CVE Reserved
2020-03-16 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0004.html	2020-03-20

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 Client Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Horizon Client"	>= 5.0.0 < 5.3.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Horizon Client" and version " >= 5.0.0 < 5.3.0"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"	Remote Console Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Remote Console"	>= 10.0.0 < 11.0.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Remote Console" and version " >= 10.0.0 < 11.0.0"	-	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 < 15.5.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version " >= 15.0.0 < 15.5.2"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe