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VMware Workstation 14.x < 14.1.6 / 15.x < 15.0.3 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (VMSA-2019-0002)

high Nessus Plugin ID 123002

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Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote host is 14.x prior to 14.1.6 or 15.x prior to 15.0.3. It is, therefore, affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the creation of the VMX process on a windows host.
An attacker with access to a host system may be able to hijack the path to the VMX executable or COM classes used by the VMX process leading to an elevation of privilege vulnerability.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware Workstation version 14.1.6, 15.0.3, or later.

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 123002

File Name: vmware_workstation_win_vmsa_2019_0002.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/21/2019

Updated: 9/21/2020

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-5512

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:workstation

Required KB Items: installed_sw/VMware Workstation

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2019

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-5511, CVE-2019-5512

BID: 107429

VMSA: 2019-0002