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CVE-2016-7458

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 1.23%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-12-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.8. It affects VMware, VMWare, ESXi and other products. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2016-7458
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.8
EPSS
1.23%
VMware VMWare ESXi vCenter

Original NVD Description

VMware vSphere Client 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote vCenter Server and ESXi instances to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.