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

Published 10 y ago 2016-06-17 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

7.8

v3.1 · CNA

CISA KEV

Yes

added 2021-11-03

EPSS

3.7%

percentile 90%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

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."

Known exploited (CISA KEV)

Added: 5 y ago 2021-11-03
Due date: 2022-05-03 (4 y ago)
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor / product: SolarWinds / Virtualization Manager
CISA name: SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation: Active — exploited in the wild
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 21 mo ago 2025-02-04

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.67% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

EDB-39967 SolarWinds Virtualization Manager - Local Privilege Escalation · local · 2016-06-16

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CISA ADP	3.1	7.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	3.1	7.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
CNA	3.1	7.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	7.2	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`

Classification

Weakness

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/39967/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
packetstormsecurity.com /files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3643 · government-resource

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2016-3643
NVD: CVE-2016-3643

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Summary