CVE-2019-5538

5.9 mediumEPSS 0.7%

Medium (5.9) in vmware vcenter server. EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.9 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 51% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-295
Published: 2019-10-28
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

vmware:vcenter_server

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0018.html
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0018.html

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