Is CVE-2019-5543 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-5543 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-5543?

CVE-2019-5543 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-5543?

CVE-2019-5543 has an EPSS score of 0.39% (31th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5543?

Upgrade horizon client to 5.3.0 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-5543

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

For VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x and prior before 5.3.0), VMware Remote Console for Windows (10.x before 11.0.0), VMware Workstation for Windows (15.x before 15.5.2) the folder containing configuration files for the VMware USB arbitration service was found to be writable by all users. A local user on the system where the software is installed may exploit this issue to run commands as any user.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

horizon clientNVD

Affected:>= 5.0.0, < 5.3.0Fixed in:5.3.0CVE-2019-5543derived from NVD

remote consoleNVD

Affected:>= 10.0.0, < 11.0.0Fixed in:11.0.0CVE-2019-5543derived from NVD

workstationNVD

Affected:>= 15.0.0, < 15.5.2Fixed in:15.5.2CVE-2019-5543derived 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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

31stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 31% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

vmware.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	63%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	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.