CVE-2019-5514

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-04-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-306

Description

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.

Affected products

VMware Fusion: from 11.0.0 before 11.0.3 — fixed in 11.0.3
VMware Fusion: 11.x before 11.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Fusion 11.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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
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

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