Is CVE-2016-7456 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-7456 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-7456?

CVE-2016-7456 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-7456?

CVE-2016-7456 has an EPSS score of 32.79% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-7456

CRITICALEPSS 98th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-255

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

32.79%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.