CVE-2019-5534 is an information disclosure vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server versions 6.7, 6.5, and 6.0, where virtual machines deployed from an OVF template could expose login credentials through their vAppConfig properties. A malicious actor with access to query these properties could view the credentials, typically the root account, used during OVF deployment. This vulnerability is rated High (CVSS 7.7) due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog and with no public exploit code or Metasploit modules, it has received some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:u1b:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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