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CVE-2016-7460

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7460 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Single Sign-On feature of VMware vCenter Server (versions 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a) and vRealize Automation (versions 6.x before 6.2.5). This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.1, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service with low attack complexity. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite its inactive status on the Hot List.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:6.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:6.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.1CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0215 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

vmwarevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

securityfocus.com / bid/94485
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037327
securitytracker.com / id/1037329
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0022.html
Vendor Advisory