Credentials management in vSphere Data Protection - CVE-2016-7456
Published: December 29, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39957
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7456
CWE-ID: CWE-255
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.5.x though 6.1.x has an SSH private key with a publicly known password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain login access via an SSH session.
Affected software
vSphere Data Protection
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7456
Install update from vendor's website.