CVE-2016-3643

high

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."

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3643

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-06-17

Updated: 2026-04-21

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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