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CVE-2016-7456

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-255 Credentials Management
Publication date:
29/12/2016
Last modified:
12/04/2025

Description

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.5.x though 6.1.x has an SSH private key with a publicly known password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain login access via an SSH session.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.80 CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
9.80
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 10.00 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
10.00
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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