CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9. It affects VMware, VMWare, vCenter.
CVE
CVE-2019-5538
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
0.65%
VMware VMWare vCenter
Original NVD Description
Sensitive information disclosure vulnerability resulting from a lack of certificate validation during the File-Based Backup and Restore operations of VMware vCenter Server Appliance (6.7 before 6.7u3a and 6.5 before 6.5u3d) may allow a malicious actor to intercept sensitive data in transit over SCP. A malicious actor with man-in-the-middle positioning between vCenter Server Appliance and a backup target may be able to intercept sensitive data in transit during File-Based Backup and Restore operations.
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