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VMSA-2016-0016: vRealize Operations (vROps) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
VMware Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
8.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
vRealize Operations (vROps) updates address privilege escalation vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
vROps contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. Exploitation of this issue may allow a vROps user who has been assigned a low-privileged role to gain full access over the application. In addition it may be possible to stop and delete Virtual Machines managed by vCenter.
Affected Software
Affected Software
vRealize Operations 6.x
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Updates are available