CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2019-04-09
Last Modified Date: 2019-04-11