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

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

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

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CVE-2019-5524: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix