CVE-2016-5332

Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware vRealize Log Insight 2.x and 3.x before 3.6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2016-08-31 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-5332 is rated Low Risk (37.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5332

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-09-15 0.41% 0.24% -0.17%
2 2025-03-30 0.59% 0.41% -0.17%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.59% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-5332

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-5332

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-5332

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware vrealize_log_insight 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_log_insight:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_log_insight 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_log_insight:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_log_insight 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_log_insight:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_log_insight 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_log_insight:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_log_insight 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_log_insight:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-5332

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