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CVE-2016-3643

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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."

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 y versiones anteriores permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios aprovechando una mala configuración de sudo, según lo demostrado por "sudo cat /etc/passwd".

Solarwinds Virtualization Manager versions 6.3.1 and below suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability due to a misconfiguration of sudo.

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager allows for privilege escalation through leveraging a misconfiguration of sudo.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-03-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-06-15 CVE Published
  • 2021-11-03 Exploited in Wild
  • 2022-05-03 KEV Due Date
  • 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Solarwinds
Search vendor "Solarwinds"
 Virtualization Manager
Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Virtualization Manager"
 <= 6.3.1
Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Virtualization Manager" and version " <= 6.3.1"
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Affected