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CVE-2019-5543

For VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x and prior before 5.3.0), VMware Remote Console for Windows (10.x before 11.0.0), VMware Workstation for Windows (15.…

Impact

For VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x and prior before 5.3.0), VMware Remote Console for Windows (10.x before 11.0.0), VMware Workstation for Windows (15.x before 15.5.2) the folder containing configuration files for the VMware USB arbitration service was found to be writable by all users. A local user on the system where the software is installed may exploit this issue to run commands as any user.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
VmwareHorizon Client
from 5.0.0 before 5.3.0
VmwareRemote Console
from 10.0.0 before 11.0.0
VmwareWorkstation
from 15.0.0 before 15.5.2

Weakness classification

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