CVE-2019-5524

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

VMware Workstation (14.x before 14.1.6) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.6) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 virtual network adapter. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

Metrics

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

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
VMware	VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion	Workstation (14.x before 14.1.6); Fusion (10.x before 10.1.6)

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107635Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.htmlVendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107635Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.htmlVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 2, 2019
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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