CVE-2019-5514

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    CVE-2019-5514

    Published: 1 Apr 2019Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107637, https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.html

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High