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CVE-2019-5511

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.

  • Published: Apr 9, 2019
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2019-5511
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
vmware / workstation 14.0.0 14.1.6
vmware / workstation 15.0.0 15.0.3