VMware Workstation up to 15.0.x DLL Loader access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in VMware Workstation up to 15.0.x. Impacted is an unknown function of the component DLL Loader. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-5526. The attack needs to be launched locally. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMware Workstation up to 15.0.x (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component DLL Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) contains a DLL hijacking issue because some DLL files are improperly loaded by the application. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to administrator on a windows host where Workstation is installed.

The bug was discovered 05/14/2019. The weakness was published 05/15/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-5526 since 01/07/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 15.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (46851). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Workstation 15.1.0

Timelineinfo

01/07/2019 🔍
05/14/2019 +127 days 🔍
05/15/2019 +1 days 🔍
05/16/2019 +1 days 🔍
10/26/2025 +2355 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: 152946⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-5526 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-5526
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135085
SecurityFocus: 108333

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2019 07:08
Updated: 10/26/2025 05:02
Changes: 05/16/2019 07:08 (57), 06/12/2020 16:50 (2), 09/19/2023 20:18 (5), 10/26/2025 05:02 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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