Is CVE-2019-5514 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-5514 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-5514?

CVE-2019-5514 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-5514?

CVE-2019-5514 has an EPSS score of 3.48% (88th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5514?

Upgrade fusion to 11.0.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-5514

HIGHEPSS 88th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

How to fix

Remediation Available

fusionNVD

Affected:>= 11.0.0, < 11.0.3Fixed in:11.0.3CVE-2019-5514derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

vmware.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-10271	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-42793	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-1388	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-37415	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-21839	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.