Is CVE-2016-3643 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2016-3643 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2021-11-03.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-3643?

CVE-2016-3643 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-3643?

CVE-2016-3643 has an EPSS score of 3.70% (88th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-3643

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 88th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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."

CWE-264

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.70%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager allows for privilege escalation through leveraging a misconfiguration of sudo.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-05-03

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-21.