Vrealize OperationsApplication · VMware
CVE-2016-7457
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedVMware vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges, or halt and remove virtual machines, via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceVMware vRealize Operations (vROps) versions 6.x prior to 6.4.0 contain a critical privilege escalation vulnerability allowing authenticated remote users to elevate their privileges within the platform and perform unauthorized VM operations including halting and removing virtual machines. The specific attack vectors are not disclosed in available documentation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Vrealize OperationsApplication
= 6.0.0= 6.1.0= 6.2.0a= 6.2.1= 6.3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Determine the installed vROps versionLog into the vRealize Operations Manager admin UI at https://<vrops-host>/admin or use the API endpoint /suite-api/api/versions to retrieve the product versionAffected if The installed version is 6.0.0, 6.1.0, 6.2.0a, 6.2.1, or 6.3.0 (any 6.x version prior to 6.4.0)
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Verify authenticated user accounts existReview the vROps user list under Administration > Users in the vROps administration interface, or query the user directory via the suite-api/api/users endpointAffected if There is at least one authenticated user account (other than the primary admin) configured in vROps who can log into the platform
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Confirm vROps management interface network exposureCheck firewall rules, NSX security groups, or network segmentation configurations that control access to vROps management ports (default 443, 8443). Verify source IP addresses permitted to reach these interfaces.Affected if vROps management interfaces are accessible from networks outside of trusted administrative networks, increasing exposure to remote authenticated attackers
You are affected if vROps is running any version between 6.0.0 and 6.3.0 inclusive AND has authenticated users with network access to the management interface.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade VMware vRealize Operations to version 6.4.0 or later. Prior to patching, restrict network access to vROps management interfaces to trusted administrative networks only and minimize the number of users with authenticated access to the platform.
6.4.0 or later
- Download VMware vRealize Operations 6.4.0 or later from the official VMware download portal
- Review VMware vRealize Operations 6.4.0 release notes for upgrade prerequisites and compatibility requirements
- Take a complete backup of the current vROps deployment including the analytics cluster and database
- Schedule a maintenance window as upgrades require downtime
- Stop all vROps services and ensure no active operations are running
- Run the upgrade installer following VMware's documented upgrade procedure
- Verify the upgrade completed successfully by checking the vROps admin UI
- Confirm all nodes in the cluster are running the new version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Vrealize Operations
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-7457 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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