VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-3643
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability3.67%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2016-06-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Exploited Vulnerability
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vendor / product: SolarWinds / Virtualization Manager
Description
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging a misconfiguration of sudo, as demonstrated by "sudo cat /etc/passwd."
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — US Government Resource