VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-5514

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability3.48%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-04-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

VMware VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3) contains a security vulnerability due to certain unauthenticated APIs accessible through a web socket. An attacker may exploit this issue by tricking the host user to execute a JavaScript to perform unauthorized functions on the guest machine where VMware Tools is installed. This may further be exploited to execute commands on the guest machines.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Primary references