CVE-2019-5514

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-306

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
VMwareVMware Fusion11.x before 11.0.3

References

Timeline

Published
Apr 1, 2019
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2019-5514: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix