CVE-2016-3643
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.037 · 90 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSadded 2021-11-03remediate by 2022-05-03
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-22
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- solarwinds virtualization manager≤ 6.3.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:virtualization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.htmlcnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26cnnvd
- http://www.solarwinds.com/Patchcnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/enisa_euvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
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