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Published: 09/04/2019 Updated: 24/08/2020

CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9

CVSS v3 Base Score: 8.8 | Impact Score: 6 | Exploitability Score: 2

VMScore: 725

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

VMware Workstation (15.x prior to 15.0.3, 14.x prior to 14.1.6) running on Windows does not handle COM classes appropriately. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow hijacking of COM classes used by the VMX process, on a Windows host, leading to elevation of privilege.

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VMware: Host VMX Process COM Class Hijack EoP Platform: VMware Workstation Windows v1415 (on Windows 10) Also tested VMware Player 15 Class: Elevation of Privilege Summary: COM classes used by the VMX process on a Windows host can be hijacked leading to elevation of privilege Description: The VMX process (vmware-vmxexe) process configures a ...

NVD-CWE-noinfo https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0002.html https://nvd.nist.gov https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46601

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