CVE-2016-2079 describes an information disclosure vulnerability affecting VMware NSX Edge versions 6.1 prior to 6.1.7 and 6.2 prior to 6.2.3, as well as vCNS Edge 5.5 prior to 5.5.4.3, specifically when the SSL-VPN feature is configured. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.9) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information due to unspecified vectors, with a high impact on confidentiality and high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or ExploitDB. While it has received some community discussion and media coverage, it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:nsx_edge:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:nsx_edge:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:nsx_edge:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:nsx_edge:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:nsx_edge:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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