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CVE-2016-2078

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 1.07% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-06-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1. It affects Windows, VMware, VMWare and other products. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2016-2078
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.1
EPSS
1.07%
Windows VMware VMWare vCenter

Original NVD Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Client in VMware vCenter Server 5.1 before update 3d, 5.5 before update 3d, and 6.0 before update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the flashvars parameter.