7.8High
KEV
CVE-2016-3643SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Known exploited — SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 03.11.2021. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 03.05.2022.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3643
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."
Weakness (CWE):
CWE-264
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| solarwinds | virtualization manager | ≤ 6.3.1 |
References and patches
- 39967 exploitExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- 20160615 CVE-2016-3643 - Misconfiguration of sudo in Solarwinds Virtualization Manager mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3643 US Government Resource
CPE matches (NVD) (1)
cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:virtualization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 6.3.1