CVE-2019-5531
MEDIUMVMware ESXi and vCenter Server - Insufficient Session Expiration
Title source: llmDescription
VMware vSphere ESXi (6.7 prior to ESXi670-201810101-SG, 6.5 prior to ESXi650-201811102-SG, and 6.0 prior to ESXi600-201807103-SG) and VMware vCenter Server (6.7 prior to 6.7 U1b, 6.5 prior to 6.5 U2b, and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3j) contain an information disclosure vulnerability in clients arising from insufficient session expiration. An attacker with physical access or an ability to mimic a websocket connection to a user’s browser may be able to obtain control of a VM Console after the user has logged out or their session has timed out.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0013.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.4
EPSS
0.0038
EPSS Percentile
59.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-613
Status
published
Products (6)
vmware/esxi
6.7 670-201811001
vmware/vcenter_server
6.0 (18 CPE variants)
vmware/vcenter_server
6.7 (10 CPE variants)
vmware/vcenter_server
6.5 (16 CPE variants)
vmware/vsphere_esxi
6.7 (2 CPE variants)
vmware/vsphere_esxi
6.5 a (3 CPE variants)
Published
Sep 18, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026