{"cve":"CVE-2016-3643","nvd":{"published":"2016-06-17T15:59:02.257","modified":"2026-06-17T00:46:07.770","status":"Analyzed","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.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967/","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26"],"products":["solarwinds:virtualization_manager"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:38:51.654415212+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-3643","score":0.03674,"percentile":0.89665,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2016-3643","date_added":"2021-11-03","due_date":"2022-05-03","vendor":"SolarWinds","product":"Virtualization Manager","known_ransomware":false},"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}