CVE-2019-5538: VMware vCenter Server

Medium severity, CVSS 5.9. 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.

Affected products

• VMware vCenter Server: version 6.5 only; version 6.7 only

Published 2019-10-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.