High severity · published Jun 17, 2016
CVE-2016-3643
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
3.7%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.7% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Nov 3, 2021
Federal remediation dueMay 3, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VM
Virtualization Manager · Solarwinds
through 6.3.1 · source: NVD, KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3643
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3643
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/
mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26
x_refsource_MISC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html
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