CVE-2019-5512

Published: Apr 9, 2019Modified: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.0 / Impact: 6.0

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Vmware: Workstation

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Vmware Workstation	From 14.0.0 to 14.1.6
Vmware Workstation	From 15.0.0 to 15.0.3

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

References (2)

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0002.html

Source: security@vmware.com

PatchVendor Advisory

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0002.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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