CVE-2019-5512
VMware Workstation Windows COM Class Hijacking Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description
VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) running on Windows does not handle COM classes appropriately. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow hijacking of COM classes used by the VMX process, on a Windows host, leading to elevation of privilege.
INFO
Published Date :
April 9, 2019, 8:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
2.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2019-5512 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-5512.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0002.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-5512 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0002.html No Types Assigned https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0002.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0.0 up to (excluding) 14.1.6 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0.0 up to (excluding) 15.0.3 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-5512 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-5512
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.19596
percentile