What is CVE-2019-5511?

CVE-2019-5511 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-5511?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2019-5511

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-…

EPSS: 0.004 (29.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Vmware Workstation
N/a Vmware Workstation — versions VMware Workstation 15.x prior to 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6

References

security@vmware.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5511?: CVE-2019-5511 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-5511?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.