Vulnerability Intelligence Report
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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."
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:3.70%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-264 ↗CWE-264 (via CISA KEV)
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| solarwinds | virtualization_manager | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2016-03-22T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2016-06-17T15:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2016-06-14 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:55:51 |
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