Command Injection in VMware Fusion - CVE-2019-5514
Published: October 30, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22411
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5514
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
VMware Fusion
VMware Fusion
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to certain unauthenticated APIs accessible through a web socket. A remote attacker can trick the host user to execute a JavaScript to perform unauthorized functions on the guest machine where VMware Tools is installed and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5514
Install updates from vendor's website.