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CVE-2019-5512

2 known exploits for 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.

Affected products
Vmware Workstation
Vmware Workstation
< 14.1.6, 15.0.3
Fix
Available
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGH
EPSS
1.2% (67th percentile)
NVD status
Modified
Published
2019-04-09
CVE-2019-5512 at NVD
Authoritative description, scoring and affected products

2 known exploits for CVE-2019-5512

Proof-of-concept code and exploit modules indexed by Sploitus

VMware Workstation 14.1.5 / VMware Player 15 Host VMX Process COM Class Hijack Privilege Escalation
2019-03-25 Google Security ResearchZDT
VMware Workstation 14.1.5 / VMware Player 15 - Host VMX Process COM Class Hijack Privilege Escalation
2019-03-25 Google Security ResearchEXPLOITDB