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CVE-2016-3642

37
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3642 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in SolarWinds Virtualization Manager versions 6.3.1 and earlier. Attackers can exploit a flaw in the RMI service, leveraging a crafted serialized Java object (related to Apache Commons Collections) to execute arbitrary commands. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 6.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:virtualization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
13.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1327 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/137486/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Java-Deserialization.html
Exploit
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/25
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/29