Vulnerability Details CVE-2019-5531
VMware vSphere ESXi (6.7 prior to ESXi670-201810101-SG, 6.5 prior to ESXi650-201811102-SG, and 6.0 prior to ESXi600-201807103-SG) and VMware vCenter Server (6.7 prior to 6.7 U1b, 6.5 prior to 6.5 U2b, and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3j) contain an information disclosure vulnerability in clients arising from insufficient session expiration. An attacker with physical access or an ability to mimic a websocket connection to a user’s browser may be able to obtain control of a VM Console after the user has logged out or their session has timed out.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.007
EPSS Ranking 71.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.4
CVSS v2 Score 5.8
Products affected by CVE-2019-5531
-
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0
-
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5
-
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7
-
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.5
-
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7
-
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.0
-
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.5
-
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.7