CVE-2016-7462

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7462
StatePUBLISHED
Assignervmware
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-29 09:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

EPSS: 0.016740000 probability, percentile 0.822780000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-264 | CWE-749 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vmware Vrealize Operations 6.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vrealize Operations 6.1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vrealize Operations 6.2.0a All All All
Application Vmware Vrealize Operations 6.2.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vrealize Operations 6.3.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[R1] VMWare vRealize Operations Manager Appliance Multiple Vulnerabilities Chained Remote Code Execution - Research Advisory | Tenable Network Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.tenable.com Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
VMSA-2016-0020 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
VMware vRealize Operations CVE-2016-7462 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
VMware vRealize Operations REST API Deserialization Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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