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-administrator leading to elevation of privilege.

Published 2019-04-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

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

References

www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0002.html (Patch, 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.