CVE-2016-7459

HIGH 7.7CVE-2016-7459 · Published 29/12/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-7459 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.7) vulnerability affecting vcenter server (vmware).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.9%, higher than 79.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
vcenter server vmware	`= 5.0= 5.5= 6.0`	No fix yet

Description

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.

References

securityfocus.com/bid/94486 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1037329
vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html · Patch

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

vcenter server

vmware

= 5.0= 5.5= 6.0

No fix yet

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