THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-7456
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2016-7456

Vsphere Data Protection vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
32.8%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Vmware
Affected product
Vsphere Data Protection
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2016-12-29

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 32.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-7456

  • Confirm whether Vmware Vsphere Data Protection is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-7456.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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