CVE-2019-5531 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting VMware vSphere ESXi and vCenter Server due to insufficient session expiration. An attacker with physical access or the ability to mimic a websocket connection could gain control of a VM Console even after a user has logged out or their session has timed out. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201811001:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.7:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.5:u2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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