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...

Basic Information

CVE State: PUBLISHED
Reserved Date: March 22, 2016
Published Date: June 17, 2016
Last Updated: July 30, 2025
Vendor: SolarWinds
Product: Virtualization Manager
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."
Tags

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.8 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.2

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

SSVC Information

Exploitation: active
Technical Impact: total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild: Yes (2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/ http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source	Added Date
CISA	2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC

Timeline

CVE ID Reserved

March 22, 2016
CVE Published to Public

June 17, 2016
Added to KEVIntel

November 03, 2021