CVE-2016-3643

What it is

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."

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

In the wild

CISA lists this as exploited in real attacks. Treat as urgent.

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2016-03-22 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2. 2016-06-17 15:59 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
3. 2021-11-03 Exploited in the wildAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
4. 2022-05-03 Remediation deadlineCISA's due date for federal agencies to fix it
5. 2026-06-17 00:46 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: yes, CISA lists it. This puts it above everything that is not.
• Exploit odds: 3.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2016-06-17 15:59 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 00:46 UTC

Added to CISA KEV

2021-11-03

Exploit probability

3.7% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-264

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Solarwinds Virtualization Manager ≤ 6.3.1

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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