{ "data_type": "CVE", "data_format": "MITRE", "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": { "ID": "CVE-2019-5539", "ASSIGNER": "security@vmware.com", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "vendor_name": "VMware", "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "VMware Workstation", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "15.x prior to 15.5.1" } ] } }, { "product_name": "Horizon View Agent", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "7.10.x prior to 7.10.1" }, { "version_value": "7.5.x prior 7.5.4" } ] } } ] } } ] } }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "DLL hijacking vulnerability via Cortado Thinprint" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "refsource": "CONFIRM", "name": "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0023.html", "url": "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0023.html" } ] }, "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "VMware Workstation (15.x prior to 15.5.1) and Horizon View Agent (7.10.x prior to 7.10.1 and 7.5.x prior to 7.5.4) contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability due to insecure loading of a DLL by Cortado Thinprint. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to escalate their privileges to administrator on a Windows machine where Workstation or View Agent is installed." } ] } }