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 2016-06-17 15:59:02
Updated 2016-12-06 17:31:49
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2016-3643

CVE-2016-3643 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

CISA vulnerability name:
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA required action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA description:
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager allows for privilege escalation through leveraging a misconfiguration of sudo.
Notes:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3643
Added on 2021-11-03 Action due date 2022-05-03

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-3643

0.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 46 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-3643

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.2
HIGH AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
NIST
7.8
HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8
5.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2016-3643

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-3643

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