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TI-2019-03932 Aliases CVE-2019-5526GHSA-x8jx-65f6-p7vf

Uncontrolled search path in VMware Workstation

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-427Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08464 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—VMware WorkstationVMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0)—No fix listedCNA
  • VMware Workstation Vendor— Affected VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.0 to before 15.1.0VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.0 to before 15.1.0 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5526
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x8jx-65f6-p7vf
  3. 2026-10-26 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
  4. 2026-10-29 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2025-16135 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in VMware ESXi KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-16137 Out-of-bounds read in ESXi KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2010-01161 Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-03093 Format string vulnerability in VMware OVF Tool 2.1 on Windows, as used in VMware… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2017-03716 Observable discrepancy in Intel Most Modern Operating Systems CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
  • TI-2008-03731 Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in the COM API in VMware Workstation 5.5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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