CRLF injection vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server 6.0 before U2 and ESXi 6.0 allows…
Priority LOW 31CWE-93Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
CRLF injection vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server 6.0 before U2 and ESXi 6.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02073 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5331
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gv3r-q3q8-2h79
References
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Sources
- CVE-2016-5331 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5331 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gv3r-q3q8-2h79 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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