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."
Published: 2016-06-17
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 3.7% Low
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-4668 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."
History

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 02:15:00 +0200


Tue, 21 Oct 2025 22:30:00 +0200


Tue, 21 Oct 2025 21:30:00 +0200


Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:15:00 +0100

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2021-11-03'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +0100

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Solarwinds Virtualization Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:51.005Z

Reserved: 2016-03-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3643

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:03:34.409Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-06-17T15:59:02.257

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:46:07.770

Link: CVE-2016-3643

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses