Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw affects VMware vRealize Operations 6.x before 6.4.0. A logged-in remote user could gain privileges or stop and remove virtual machines. That makes it a serious virtualization-management risk, but the public CVE text does not describe the attack path. Exposure is limited to environments running VMware vRealize Operations 6.x before 6.4.0. Risk is higher where untrusted or broadly provisioned users can authenticate to vROps management interfaces. Prioritize remediation where vROps manages production virtualization. Even without public exploit evidence, the described impact includes privilege gain and VM disruption. Mitigation focus: Upgrade vRealize Operations to 6.4.0 or later, per vendor advisory direction.; Review VMware VMSA-2016-0016 for affected builds and official remediation details.; Restrict vROps access to trusted administrators and management networks..
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Source materials
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- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03707en_usCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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