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CVE-2016-3643

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging a misconfiguration of sudo, as…

High7.8Known exploitedEPSS 3.7%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
mitre

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."

Exploited in the wild

CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.

Added
3 Nov 2021
Fix due (US federal)
3 May 2022
Used by ransomware
Not known

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Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-3643, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CISA-ADPADP (enrichment)3.1High7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1High7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

Affected products

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References (4)

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