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CVE-2019-5515

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-5515 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting the e1000 and e1000e virtual network adapters in VMware Workstation (versions 15.x before 15.0.3, 14.x before 14.1.6) and Fusion (versions 11.x before 11.0.3, 10.x before 10.1.6). This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a significant risk, as it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and user privileges, potentially leading to code execution on the host or, more likely, a denial of service for the guest. While no public exploit intelligence (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is currently available, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity community. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 10.0.0, < 10.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 11.0.0, < 11.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 14.0.0, < 14.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 15.0.0, < 15.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0416 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

vmwarevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/107634
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.html
Vendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-19-306
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-19-516