Is CVE-2019-5519 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-5519 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-5519?

CVE-2019-5519 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-5519?

CVE-2019-5519 has an EPSS score of 1.00% (59th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5519?

Upgrade fusion to 11.0.3 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-5519

MEDIUM

6.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-367TOCTOU Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

fusionNVD

Affected:>= 11.0.0, < 11.0.3Fixed in:11.0.3CVE-2019-5519derived from NVD

workstationNVD

Affected:>= 15.0.0, < 15.0.4Fixed in:15.0.4CVE-2019-5519derived 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 VectorPhysical

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.00%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

vmware.com

Third-Party Advisory1

packetstormsecurity.com

Other references3

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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.