CVE-2019-5519
high-risk
Published 2019-04-01
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201903001, 6.5 before ESXi650-201903001, 6.0 before ESXi600-201903001), Workstation (15.x before 15.0.4, 14.x before 14.1.7), Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3, 10.x before 10.1.6) contain a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the virtual USB 1.1 UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface). Exploitation of this issue requires an attacker to have access to a virtual machine with a virtual USB controller present. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.
Do I need to act?
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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.8/10
Medium
PHYSICAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (10)
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.h...
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.html
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.h...
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.html
50
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
22/34 · High
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
28/34 · Critical