CVE-2019-5527 json
ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, VMRC and Horizon Client contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the virtual sound device.
published 2019-10-10 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-15102
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, VMRC and Horizon Client contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the virtual sound device. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 8.5.
Patch / fix
- vmware horizon 5.2.0
- vmware remote_console 10.0.5
- vmware workstation 15.5.0
- vmware fusion 11.5.0
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, VMRC and Horizon Client
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-416 Use After Free
- Technology feeds
References
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vmware.com
/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0014.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-5527
- NVD CVE-2019-5527
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