CVE-2019-5531

Medium

Description

VMware vSphere ESXi (6.7 prior to ESXi670-201810101-SG, 6.5 prior to ESXi650-201811102-SG, and 6.0 prior to ESXi600-201807103-SG) and VMware vCenter Server (6.7 prior to 6.7 U1b, 6.5 prior to 6.5 U2b, and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3j) contain an information disclosure vulnerability in clients arising from insufficient session expiration. An attacker with physical access or an ability to mimic a websocket connection to a user’s browser may be able to obtain control of a VM Console after the user has logged out or their session has timed out.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.4
Exploit probability62. percentile1%
ProductVmware Esxi
PublishedSep 18, 2019
First seenSep 18, 2019

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vmware esxi6.7—
vmware vsphere_esxi6.7, 6.5, 6.0—
vmware vcenter_server6.0, 6.7, 6.5—

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CVE-2019-5531 · Vmware Esxi · Dark Radar