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CVE-2019-5526

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 9.03% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-05-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit
External Security References
packetstormsecurity.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2019-5526
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
9.03%
Windows VMware VMWare

Original NVD Description

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.