CVE-2019-5512 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.2% (pctl 68)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.23% — more likely to be exploited than 68% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-04-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows |
| vmware | workstation |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | VMware Workstation 14.1.5 / VMware Player 15 - Host VMX Process COM Class Hijack Privilege Escalation | 2019-03-25 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD