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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:virtualization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.