CVE-2019-5544
VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS OpenSLP Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5544
Description
OpenSLP as used in ESXi and the Horizon DaaS appliances has a heap overwrite issue. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Critical severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 9.8.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation Context
as of October 17, 2026- CISA added CVE-2019-5544 to the KEV catalog 698 days after its CVE record was published.
- It is one of 33 VMware entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 8 added in 2021.
- Its current EPSS score (97.3%) is higher than that of 82% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | ESXi and Horizon DaaS | ESXi 6.7 prior to patch release ESXi670-201912001, ESXi 6.5 prior to patch release ESXi650-201912001, ESXi 6.0 prior to patch release ESXi600-201912001 and Horizon DaaS 8.x prior to BZ-2467224-Disable_SLPD_service_permanently_801_Hotfix. |
References
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