CVE-2016-3643: SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
High · CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 3.7%, 90th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: mitre
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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."
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
SolarWinds: Virtualization Manager
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escala… (opens in new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26 (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/ (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)