CVE-2016-7456 in vSphere Data Protection

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 09/09/2016
• Disclosure: 12/29/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-94620 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-255 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 9.3
• EPSS: 0.82117
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7456
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7456
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-7456/