CVE-2019-5536 json
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201908101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-201910401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.0) and Fusion (11.x before…
published 2019-10-28 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-15111
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.1%
- EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-201908101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-201910401-SG), Workstation (15.x before 15.5.0) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.0) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in the shader functionality. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with normal user privileges to create a denial-of-service condition on their own VM. 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.
Patch / fix
- vmware fusion 11.5.0
- vmware workstation 15.5.0
Exploit prediction
2.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
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vmware.com
/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0019.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-5536
- NVD CVE-2019-5536
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