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CVE-2016-5335

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-08-31 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

VMware Identity Manager 2.x before 2.7 and vRealize Automation 7.0.x before 7.1 allow local users to obtain root access via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• VMware Identity Manager: from 2.0 before 2.7 — fixed in 2.7
• VMware vRealize Automation: from 7.0 before 7.1 — fixed in 7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Identity Manager 2.7; VMware vRealize Automation 7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92608
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036685
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0013.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92608
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036685
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0013.html

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