CVE-2019-5538

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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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Una vulnerabilidad de divulgaci\u00f3n de informaci\u00f3n confidencial resultando de la falta de comprobaci\u00f3n del certificado durante las operaciones de Copia de Seguridad y Restauraci\u00f3n Basadas en Archivos de VMware vCenter Server Appliance (versiones 6.7 anteriores a 6.7u3a y versiones 6.5 anteriores a 6.5u3d), puede permitir a un actor malicioso interceptar datos confidenciales en tr\u00e1nsito por medio de SCP. Un actor malicioso con un posicionamiento de tipo man-in-the-middle entre vCenter Server Appliance y una copia de seguridad objetivo, puede ser capaz de interceptar datos confidenciales en tr\u00e1nsito durante las operaciones de Copia de Seguridad y Restauraci\u00f3n Basadas en Archivos."}], "id": "CVE-2019-5538", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T02:37:52.160", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 4.3, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 8.6, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.9, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.2, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2019-10-28T16:15:14.963", "references": [{"source": "security@vmware.com", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0018.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0018.html"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security@vmware.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-295"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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