{"id":"CVE-2019-5518","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-5518","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:38:00.216Z","title":"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 an out-of-bounds read/write…","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 an out-of-bounds read/write 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.","published":"2019-04-01T21:30:44.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:37:50.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@vmware.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-125","CWE-787"],"affected":["vmware/fusion","vmware/workstation","vmware/esxi"],"epss":{"score":0.00792,"percentile":0.56058,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.79%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107541","source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-421/","source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107541","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-421/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5518","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}