{"id":"CVE-2016-7459","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-7459","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:06:30.036Z","title":"VMware vCenter Server 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a (1) Log Browser, (2) Distributed Switch setup, or (3) Content Library XML document containing an external entity declaration in…","description":"VMware vCenter Server 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a (1) Log Browser, (2) Distributed Switch setup, or (3) Content Library XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.","published":"2016-12-29T09:59:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:53:06.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@vmware.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.7,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-611"],"affected":["vmware/vcenter server"],"epss":{"score":0.01885,"percentile":0.79385,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94486","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037329","source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94486","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037329","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7459","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}