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CVE-2016-3643 (GCVE-0-2016-3643)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-06-17 15:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55

CISA Previdian

Summary

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."

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-04 20:59 UTC

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/	exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26	mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solar…	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit…	government-resource

Date Public

2016-06-14 00:00

CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

KEV entry ID: 7bb200b0-d8ef-48f9-85bc-1d6e4bdf2a15

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2016-3643

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2021-11-03 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps

First Seen: 2021-11-03

Asserted: 2021-11-03

Scope

Notes: KEV entry: SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | Affected: SolarWinds / Virtualization Manager | Description: SolarWinds Virtualization Manager allows for privilege escalation through leveraging a misconfiguration of sudo. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-05-03 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3643

Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details

Cwes	CWE-264
Feed	CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product	Virtualization Manager
Due Date	2022-05-03
Date Added	2021-11-03
Vendorproject	SolarWinds
Vulnerabilityname	SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse	Unknown

References

CVE-2016-3643

Created: 2026-02-02 13:26 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:53 UTC

Previdian

Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

KEV entry ID: 4e7608aa-bf7c-48cd-b546-13af91c3670b

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2016-3643

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2021-11-03 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps

First Seen: 2021-11-03

Asserted: 2021-11-03

Scope

Notes: KEVIntel entry: SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging a misconfiguration of sudo, as demonstrated... | Affected: SolarWinds / Virtualization Manager | CVSS: 7.8 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details

Feed	KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title	SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging a misconfiguration of sudo, as demonstrated...
Vendor	SolarWinds
Product	Virtualization Manager
Added Date	2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score	7.8
Epss Score	None
Cvss Severity	HIGH
Epss Percentile	None
Used In Malware	unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev	None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev	False

References

Created: 2026-06-23 11:13 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-23 11:13 UTC

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BDU:2016-01676 (CVE-2016-3643)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2016-07-19 – Updated: 2025-02-06 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Exploit publicly available Yes Fixed

CISA Previdian

Title

Уязвимость программного средства виртуализации SolarWinds Virtualization Manager, позволяющая нарушителю повысить свои привилегии

Summary

Уязвимость программного средства виртуализации SolarWinds Virtualization Manager связана с ошибками конфигурации. Эксплуатация уязвимости может позволить нарушителю, действующему локально, повысить свои привилегии в результате неправильной настройки sudo

Severity

7.2 (High) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Being clarified

Incidents

Yes

Remediation

Being clarified

CWE

CWE-16 - Конфигурация

Aliases

CVE-2016-3643

References

4 references

URL
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6…
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/

Impacted products

1 product from 1 vendor

Vendors

SolarWinds Inc.

Products

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager

Versions

до 6.3.1 включительно (SolarWinds Virtualization Manager)

Product types

Virtualization software

Mitigations

Обновление программного средства до более новой версии

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  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u0440\u0442\u0443\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 SolarWinds Virtualization Manager, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u043f\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0435\u0433\u0438\u0438",
  "\u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0430": "\u0421\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u0432 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0435",
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  "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f": "-",
  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430",
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  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26\nhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html\nhttps://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv\nhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/",
  "\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u041f\u041e": "\u041f\u041e \u0432\u0438\u0440\u0442\u0443\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438/\u041f\u041e \u0432\u0438\u0440\u0442\u0443\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e-\u0430\u043f\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "CWE-16",
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}

CNVD-2016-04230

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2016-06-23

Title

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager权限获取漏洞

Description

Solarwinds Virtualization Manager是美国SolarWinds公司的一套用于对虚拟化产品进行管理和监控的软件。该软件提供容量管理、性能监控和配置管理等功能。 SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1及之前版本中存在权限获取漏洞。本地攻击者可借助sudo的错误配置利用该漏洞获取权限。

Severity

高

Patch Name

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager权限获取漏洞的补丁

Patch Description

Formal description

目前厂商已经发布了升级补丁以修复此安全问题，详情请关注厂商主页： http://www.solarwinds.com/

Reference

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26

Impacted products

Name
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager <=6.3.1

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  "serverity": "\u9ad8",
  "submitTime": "2016-06-20",
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FKIE_CVE-2016-3643

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-06-17 15:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:46

CISA Previdian

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

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."

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org	http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3643	US Government Resource

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	solarwinds	virtualization_manager	*

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  "cisaActionDue": "2022-05-03",
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  ]
}

GHSA-FWW7-75JJ-WJ62

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:28 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:31

Details

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."

Severity

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Show details on source website

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  "id": "GHSA-fww7-75jj-wj62",
  "modified": "2025-10-22T00:31:16Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:28:58Z",
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    }
  ]
}

GSD-2016-3643

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21

Details

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."

Aliases

CVE-2016-3643

Aliases

CVE-2016-3643

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  "GSD": {
    "alias": "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.\"",
    "id": "GSD-2016-3643",
    "references": [
      "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2016-3643"
    ]
  },
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      "exploitCode": "unknown",
      "remediation": "unknown",
      "reportConfidence": "confirmed",
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      "modified": "2023-12-13T01:21:28.180009Z",
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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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Action not permitted

CVE-2016-3643 (GCVE-0-2016-3643)

CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Timestamps

Scope

Evidence

Vendor Report Successful Exploitation Confidence: 80% Source: cisa-kev

Details

References

Previdian

Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Timestamps

Scope

Evidence

Public Report Successful Exploitation Confidence: 70% Source: kevintel

Details

References

BDU:2016-01676 (CVE-2016-3643)

CNVD-2016-04230

FKIE_CVE-2016-3643

GHSA-FWW7-75JJ-WJ62

GSD-2016-3643

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