SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier allow local users to gain privileges…
Priority CRITICAL 93Exploited in the wildCWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
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."
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2021-11-03CISA due date 2022-05-03
EPSS 0.03674 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:virtualization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.3.1 | Vulnerable | SolarWinds |
- cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:virtualization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.3.1 Vulnerable ·SolarWinds
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2021-11-03 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3643
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fww7-75jj-wj62
References
More SolarWinds Virtualization Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-03088 The RMI service in SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier allows remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-04957 SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier uses weak encryption to store… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.7
Sources
- CVE-2016-3643 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-3643 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fww7-75jj-wj62 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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