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CVE-2016-7462 Details

Description

The Suite REST API in VMware vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary content to files or rename files via a crafted DiskFileItem in a relay-request payload that is mishandled during deserialization.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-34	CVE	Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94351	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037297	CVE
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0020.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-34	[email protected]	Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94351	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037297	[email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0020.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]
CWE-749	Exposed Dangerous Method or Function	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
vmware vrealize operations	6.0.0 6.1.0 6.2.0a 6.2.1 6.3.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:6.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:6.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:6.2.0a:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:6.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:6.3.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 28, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 31, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 29, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]