VMware Workstation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 24 Dec 2019 09:11 Release Date: 24 Dec 2019 5946 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - VM Ware

A vulnerability was identified in VMware Workstation, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger elevation of privilege on the targeted system.

Impact

Elevation of Privilege

System / Technologies affected

VMware Workstation versions prior to 15.5.1

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the vendor web-site for more details.

Apply fixes issued by the vendor:
VMware Workstation 15.5.1

Vulnerability Identifier

CVE-2019-5539

Source

VMware
AusCERT