CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects Windows, VMware, VMWare. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
Detected Signals
exploit
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CVE
CVE-2019-5511
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.37%
Windows VMware VMWare
Original NVD Description
VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) running on Windows does not handle paths appropriately. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow the path to the VMX executable, on a Windows host, to be hijacked by a non-administrator leading to elevation of privilege.
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