Is CVE-2019-5526 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-5526 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-5526?

CVE-2019-5526 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-5526?

CVE-2019-5526 has an EPSS score of 9.03% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5526?

Upgrade workstation to 15.1.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-5526

HIGHEPSS 95th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-427

How to fix

Remediation Available

workstationNVD

Affected:>= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0Fixed in:15.1.0CVE-2019-5526derived 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 RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

9.03%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

vmware.com

Third-Party Advisory2

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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.