Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2019-5539
VMware Workstation (15.x prior to 15.5.1) and Horizon View Agent (7.10.x prior to 7.10.1 and 7.5.x prior to 7.5.4) contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability due to insecure loading of a DLL by Cortado Thinprint. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to administrator on a Windows machine where Workstation or View Agent is installed.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.4% 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 Horizon View Agent — versions 7.10.x prior to 7.10.1, 7.5.x prior 7.5.4
- VMware Horizon View Agent
- VMware Workstation — versions 15.x prior to 15.5.1
- VMware Workstation
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0023.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5539?
- CVE-2019-5539 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-23.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5539?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.