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CVE-2019-5541

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 1.41% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-11-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1. It affects VMware, VMWare. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit code execution

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CVE
CVE-2019-5541
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.1
EPSS
1.41%
VMware VMWare

Original NVD Description

VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.1) and Fusion (11.x before 11.5.1) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000e virtual network adapter. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest or may allow attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on their own VM.

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