Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2019-5512

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) running on Windows does not handle COM classes appropriately. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow hijacking of COM classes used by the VMX process, on a Windows host, leading to elevation of privilege.

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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: 0.012 (68.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-5512: held from 0.012 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5512?
CVE-2019-5512 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-5512?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-5512 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.