CVE-2016-5711 describes a critical vulnerability in NetApp Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere versions prior to 6.2.1, stemming from the use of a non-unique certificate. This flaw enables remote attackers to execute man-in-the-middle attacks, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:virtual_storage_console_for_vmware_vsphere:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.