CVE-2019-5539
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 37 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.4–7.8
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affected products (6)
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also known as (3)
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references (5)
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- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VMware-Workstation-executing-DLL-code-via-Cortado-Thinprint-31209cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.4777/cnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0023.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0023.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0023.htmlPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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