CVE-2016-7456 (GCVE-0-2016-7456)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-12-29 09:02
Modified
2024-08-06 01:57
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
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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