CVE-2019-5539 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2019-5539 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 23/12/2019 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2019
Source: vmware | Vendor: VMware | Product: VMware Workstation
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2019-5539 Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: DLL hijacking vulnerability via Cortado Thinprint
Source: VMware

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).