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CVE-2015-7429

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-01-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The Data Protection extension in the VMware GUI in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware (aka Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments) 7.1 before 7.1.4 and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware (aka Spectrum Protect Snapshot) 4.1 before 4.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to restore arbitrary virtual machines and consequently obtain sensitive information by visiting the vSphere inventory.

Affected products

• IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: 7.1
• IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot: 4.1

References

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973087
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79541
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973087
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79541

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