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TI-2016-06353 Aliases CVE-2016-7458GHSA-5278-x3fc-5hx6

VMware vSphere Client 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote vCenter Server and…

Priority LOW 29CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

VMware vSphere Client 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote vCenter Server and ESXi instances to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01227 69th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5 u1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5 u2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u3a:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5 u3aVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u3b:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5 u3bVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:2m:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 2mVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 aVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 bVulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 u1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 u2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u3a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 u3a Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:5.5:u3b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 u3b Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:2m:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 2m Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 a Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 b Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 u1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:u1b:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 u1bVulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:u1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 u1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_client:6.0:u1b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 u1b Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7458
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5278-x3fc-5hx6

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2013-01226 VMware vCenter Server 4.0 before Update 4b and 4.1 before Update 3a, VMware VirtualCenter… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2014-00923 VMware vSphere Client 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 before Update 3, and 5.1 before Update 2 does not… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2014-00924 VMware vSphere Client 5.0 before Update 3 and 5.1 before Update 2 does not properly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8

Sources

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