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CVE-2016-3643

7.8
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
5.18%
LOW RiskEPSS (90th percentile)
KEV

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."

Published: 6/17/2016
Modified: 4/21/2026
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ACTIVELY EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

This vulnerability is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

Vulnerability Name:

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor / Product:

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager

Required Action:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due Date: 5/3/2022(OVERDUE)
Added to KEV:

11/3/2021

Notes:

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3643

Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

7.8HIGH

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

CVSS v2 Score

7.2

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

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

5.18%LOW Exploitation Risk
90th percentile

This vulnerability has a 5.18% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

Related Vulnerabilities

Same Weakness Type(CWE-264)

Similar SeverityHIGH