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CVE-2019-5538

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…

Severity
Medium 5.9
Published
28 Oct 2019
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
0.7% in the next 30 daysHigher than 51% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
VMware vCenter ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:vmware:vcenter_server
  • Version 6.7-update3
  • Version 6.7-update2
  • Version 6.7-update1
  • Version 6.7-d
All 29 release lines
  • Version 6.5-a
  • Version 6.5-b
  • Version 6.5-c
  • Version 6.5-update1b
  • Version 6.5-update1c
  • Version 6.5-update2b
  • Version 6.5-update2c
  • Version 6.5
  • Version 6.5-d
  • Version 6.5-e
  • Version 6.5-f
  • Version 6.5-update1
  • Version 6.5-update1d
  • Version 6.5-update1e
  • Version 6.5-update1g
  • Version 6.5-update2
  • Version 6.5-update2d
  • Version 6.5-update2g
  • Version 6.5-update3
  • Version 6.7-a
  • Version 6.7-b
  • Version 6.7-update1b
  • Version 6.7-update2a
  • Version 6.7-update2c
  • Version 6.7
  • Version 6.7-d
  • Version 6.7-update1
  • Version 6.7-update2
  • Version 6.7-update3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5538
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5538