VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-7460

CVSS score9.1 CRITICAL
EPSS probability2.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-12-29
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Description

The Single Sign-On feature in VMware vCenter Server 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a and vRealize Automation 6.x before 6.2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Primary references