{"id":"CVE-2019-5526","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-5526","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:39:40.661Z","title":"VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.1.0) contains a DLL hijacking issue because some DLL files are improperly loaded by the application.","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.","published":"2019-05-15T16:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:37:51.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@vmware.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-427"],"affected":["vmware/workstation"],"epss":{"score":0.08464,"percentile":0.94981,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.13074,"percentile":0.96235},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.0903,"percentile":0.95044}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2019-05-16","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":46851,"kind":"exploit","title":"VMware Workstation 15.1.0 - DLL Hijacking","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46851","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/46851.txt","file":"exploits/windows/local/46851.txt","published":"2019-05-16","added":"2019-05-16","updated":"2019-05-16","author":"Miguel Mendez Z. & Claudio Cortes C.","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2019-5526"],"tags":"Local","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 8.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.13074,"from":0.0903,"percentile":0.96235},"summary":"EPSS moved from 9.0% to 13.1% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152946/VMware-Workstation-DLL-Hijacking.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108333","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0007.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152946/VMware-Workstation-DLL-Hijacking.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108333","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0007.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5526","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}