CVE-2019-5521
mediumpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201904101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-201903001), Workstation (15.x before 15.0.3 and 14.x before 14.1.6) and Fusion (11.x before 11.0.3 and 10.x before 10.1.6) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the pixel shader functionality. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to information disclosure or may allow attackers with normal user privileges to create a denial-of-service condition on the host. Exploitation of this issue require an attacker to have access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled. It is not enabled by default on ESXi and is enabled by default on Workstation and Fusion.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5.4–9.6
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affected products (32)
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references (9)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5521cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VMware-ESXi-Workstation-two-vulnerabilities-29943cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.2911/cnnvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0757cnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0012.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0757enisa_euvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0012.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0757Third Party Advisorynvd
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