CVE-2016-7460

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% 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-611

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.

Affected products

VMware vRealize Automation: 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1.1, 6.0.1.2, 6.1.0, 6.1.1 (+5)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94485
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037327
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037329
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94485
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037327
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037329
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html

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