CVE-2016-3643 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-11-03
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to a misconfiguration of sudo. Local users can exploit this to gain elevated privileges, as demonstrated by executing commands like 'sudo cat /etc/passwd'.
Yes. CVE-2016-3643 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 November 2021. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2016-3643?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 3 November 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-2016-3643?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2016-3643 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2016-3643?
Check whether you run SolarWinds Virtualization Manager. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier
Timeline
2016-06-17: disclosed: NVD Published Date
2021-11-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog