description: 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.
problem types: DLL hijacking vulnerability via Cortado Thinprint
affected:
{
product: VMware Workstation
vendor: VMware
versions:
status: affected, version: 15.x prior to 15.5.1
}
{
product: Horizon View Agent
vendor: VMware
versions:
status: affected, version: 7.10.x prior to 7.10.1
status: affected, version: 7.5.x prior 7.5.4
}
