Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-5531
CVE-2019-5531
Description
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.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
72cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 45 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:u1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:u3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:update2m:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:update3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:update3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:update3c:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:update3d:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:update3e:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:update3g:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:update3h:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:update3i:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1e:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1g:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2g:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: < 6.7 U1b, < 6.5 U2b, < 6.0 U3j
- (no CPE)range: 6.7 prior to 6.7 U1b
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 24 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.5:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.0:600-201810001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.0:600-201811001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.0:600-201903001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.0:600-201905001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.0:u1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.0:u1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.0:u3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.5:650-201810002:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.5:650-201811001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.5:650-201811002:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.5:650-201901001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.5:650-201903001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.5:650-201905001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.5:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:vsphere_esxi:6.7:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: < ESXi670-201810101-SG, < ESXi650-201811102-SG, < ESXi600-201807103-SG
- (no CPE)range: 6.7 prior to ESXi670-201810101-SG
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.