CVE-2016-7456

highpriority · attend · 60EPSS 0.328 · 98 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · weaponized

Likely / severe?

32.8% (98th) EPSS

CVSS 10 · high

Is it mine?

23 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

10.0

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.6–10

v2.010highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 10

v3.09.8criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.09.6criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Fsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-255USprimary

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

exploit/linux/ssh/vmware_vdp_known_privkeyVMware VDP Known SSH Keyweaponized · metasploit

affected products (23)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
vmware vsphere data protection= 5.5.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 5.5.10nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 5.5.11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 5.5.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 5.5.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 5.5.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 5.5.8nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 5.5.9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 5.8.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 5.8.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 5.8.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 5.8.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 5.8.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 6.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 6.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 6.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 6.0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 6.0.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vsphere data protection= 6.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2016-12-29modified 2026-06-17

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references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94990 cnnvd
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0024.html cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94990 enisa_euvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037502 enisa_euvd
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0024.html enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94990Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037502Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0024.htmlVendor Advisorynvd

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