Is CVE-2019-5511 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-5511 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-5511?

CVE-2019-5511 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-5511?

CVE-2019-5511 has an EPSS score of 0.37% (29th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5511?

Upgrade workstation to 15.0.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-5511

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) running on Windows does not handle paths appropriately. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow the path to the VMX executable, on a Windows host, to be hijacked by a non-administrator leading to elevation of privilege.

How to fix

Remediation Available

workstationNVD

Affected:>= 15.0.0, < 15.0.3Fixed in:15.0.3CVE-2019-5511derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days

29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

vmware.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.