CVE-2016-7462

The Suite REST API in VMware vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary content to files or rename files via a crafted DiskFileItem in a relay-request payload that is mishandled during deserialization.

Published: 2016-12-29 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-7462 is rated Moderate Risk (62.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.67%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7462

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 2025-03-30 1.16% 1.67% +0.51%
2 2025-03-29 1.67% 1.16% -0.51%
3 2025-03-17 — 1.67% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-7462

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.1 4.7 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 7.8 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-7462

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-7462

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware vrealize_operations 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_operations 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_operations 6.2.0a cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:6.2.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_operations 6.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_operations 6.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-7462

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