CVE-2016-3643

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."

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.8 High

Status

Analyzed - cve@mitre.org

Published

2016-06-17

Last modified

2025-10-21

Known exploited (CISA KEV)

since 2021-11-03, action due 2022-05-03: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Virtualization Manager (Solarwinds)

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/
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3643