{"id":"CVE-2016-3643","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3643","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.\"","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.\"","published":"2016-06-17T15:59:02.257","modified":"2026-06-17T00:46:07.770","cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":{"score":0.03704,"percentile":0.88926,"asOf":"2026-08-27"},"cisaKev":{"dateAdded":"2021-11-03","dueDate":"2022-05-03","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":false},"exploitsKnown":4,"affectedPackages":[],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"EXPLOIT","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26"},{"type":"EXPLOIT","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/"},{"type":"EXPLOIT","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26"},{"type":"EXPLOIT","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3643"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","NVD","CISA KEV","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-06-17T00:46:07.770"}}