CVE-2016-3643 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3.7% (pctl 89)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.67% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-05-03 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-06-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due | 2022-05-03 |
| Vendor / product | SolarWinds / Virtualization Manager |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| solarwinds | virtualization manager |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SolarWinds Virtualization Manager - Local Privilege Escalation | 2016-06-16 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3643
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