Vulnerability Monitor

The vendors, products, and vulnerabilities you care about

CVE-2016-7456

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.5.x though 6.1.x has an SSH private key with a publicly known password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain login access via an SSH session.

Published

2016-12-29T09:59:00.540

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-255
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.5.1 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.5.5 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.5.6 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.5.7 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.5.8 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.5.9 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.5.10 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.5.11 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.8.0 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.8.1 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.8.2 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.8.3 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 5.8.4 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 6.0.0 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 6.0.1 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 6.0.2 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 6.0.3 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 6.0.4 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 6.1.0 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 6.1.1 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 6.1.2 Yes
Application vmware vsphere_data_protection 6.1.3 Yes
References