Vulnerability in Vmware Esxi

CVE-2019-5519

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.

Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)

EPSS: 0.010 (59.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5519?
CVE-2019-5519 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Esxi, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2019-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2019-5519?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-5519 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.