CVE-2019-5535
MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: October 10, 2019 at 04:29 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:37 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWorkstationFusion
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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a network denial-of-service vulnerability due to improper handling of certain IPv6 packets. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Moderate severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 4.7.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
11.0.0 ≤ v < 11.5.0VMware Workstation 15.x and Fusion 11.x
Affected range stops below 11.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.5.0VMware Workstation 15.x and Fusion 11.x
Affected range stops below 15.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0014.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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