Detections
Analytics
CVE-2019-5526
high
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.
References
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0007.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108333
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152946/VMware-Workstation-DLL-Hijacking.html