{
    "id": "CVE-2016-3643",
    "published": "2016-06-17 15:59:02",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:46:07",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-264",
    "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.\"",
    "epss_score": "0.03674",
    "epss_percentile": "0.89263",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-05-03",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:20:31",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "solarwinds",
            "product": "virtualization_manager"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2016-3643",
        "date_added": "2021-11-03",
        "due_date": "2022-05-03",
        "vendor": "SolarWinds",
        "product": "Virtualization Manager",
        "name": "SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "39967",
            "title": "SolarWinds Virtualization Manager - Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2016-06-16",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}