CVE-2016-7457

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-12-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

VMware vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges, or halt and remove virtual machines, via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

VMware vRealize Operations: 6.0.0, 6.1.0, 6.2.0a, 6.2.1, 6.3.0

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93499
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036999
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0016.html
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03707en_us
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93499
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036999
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0016.html
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03707en_us

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