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TI-2016-06354 Aliases CVE-2016-7459GHSA-8xmw-6q27-4h39

VMware vCenter Server 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote authenticated users…

Priority LOW 37CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · 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 vCenter Server 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a (1) Log Browser, (2) Distributed Switch setup, or (3) Content Library 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 0.01885 79th 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 · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5 2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:3a:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5 3aVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:3b:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5 3bVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:1b:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 1bVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 2VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:3a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 3a Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:3b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 3b Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:1b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 1b Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 2 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:2m:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 2mVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 aVulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 bVulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:2m:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 2m Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 a Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 b Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7459
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8xmw-6q27-4h39

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-42442 vCenter directory-traversal vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16914 VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05049 Path traversal in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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