High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 2, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-5524

Description

VMware Workstation (14.x before 14.1.6) and Fusion (10.x before 10.1.6) contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the e1000 virtual network adapter. This issue may allow a guest to execute code on the host.

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Affected products

VMware/Fusion2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=10.0.0,<10.1.6
- (no CPE)range: <10.1.6
VMware/Workstation2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=14.0.0,<14.1.6
- (no CPE)range: <14.1.6
VMware/VMware Workstation, VMware Fusionv5
Range: Workstation (14.x before 14.1.6)

Patches

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References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/152290/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0005.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/107635nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0005.htmlnvdVendor Advisory

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