CVE-2019-5534: vmware vcenter_server
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-5534 is a high (CVSS 7.7) vulnerability in vmware vcenter_server. EPSS estimates a 1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 18-09-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
VMware vCenter Server (6.7.x prior to 6.7 U3, 6.5 prior to 6.5 U3 and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3j) contains an information disclosure vulnerability where Virtual Machines deployed from an OVF could expose login information via the virtual machine's vAppConfig properties. A malicious actor with access to query the vAppConfig properties of a virtual machine deployed from an OVF may be able to view the credentials used to deploy the OVF (typically the root account of the virtual machine).
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.63%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
76%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.63% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorThe product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
- CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsThe product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
Affected systems
Vmware1 product
- vcenter_serverEOL6.7 prior to 6.7 U3 | 6.5 prior to 6.5 U3 | 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3j | 6.0 | 6.0:a | 6.0:b | 6.0:u1 | 6.0:u1b | 6.0:u3 | 6.0:update2 | 6.0:update2a | 6.0:update2m | 6.0:update3a | 6.0:update3b | 6.0:update3c | 6.0:update3d | 6.0:update3e | 6.0:update3f | 6.0:update3g | 6.0:update3h | 6.0:update3i | 6.7 | 6.7:a | 6.7:b | 6.7:c | 6.7:d | 6.7:update1 | 6.7:update1b | 6.7:update2 | 6.7:update2a | 6.7:update2c | 6.5 | 6.5:a | 6.5:b | 6.5:c | 6.5:d | 6.5:update1 | 6.5:update1b | 6.5:update1c | 6.5:update1d | 6.5:update1e | 6.5:update1g | 6.5:update2 | 6.5:update2b | 6.5:update2c | 6.5:update2d | 6.5:update2g
1 vendor · 1 product
References
2 links- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154536/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0013.htmlX Refsource MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry