CVE-2016-7458
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.23% probability · 69th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- vmware/vsphere client
- Source
- security@vmware.com
EPSS 1.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94483Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037328
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94483Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037328
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.