Is CVE-2019-5541 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-5541 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-5541?

CVE-2019-5541 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-5541?

CVE-2019-5541 has an EPSS score of 1.41% (69th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5541?

Upgrade fusion to 11.5.1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-5541

CRITICAL

9.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.1) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.1) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000e virtual network adapter. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest or may allow attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on their own VM.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

fusionNVD

Affected:>= 11.0.0, < 11.5.1Fixed in:11.5.1CVE-2019-5541derived from NVD

workstationNVD

Affected:>= 15.0.0, < 15.5.1Fixed in:15.5.1CVE-2019-5541derived 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 RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

vmware.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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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.