CVE-2016-7462 json
The Suite REST API in VMware vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary content…
published 2016-12-29 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-8315
- cvss
- 8.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Suite REST API in VMware vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary content to files or rename files via a crafted DiskFileItem in a relay-request payload that is mishandled during deserialization.
Exploit prediction
2.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C |
Classification
References
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vmware.com
/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0020.html
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/94351
vdb-entry
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securitytracker.com
/id/1037297
vdb-entry
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tenable.com
/security/research/tra-2016-34
technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-7462
- NVD CVE-2016-7462
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