SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2021-11-03

[ Description ]Official 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."

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

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 3 May 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-…ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/26Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
• www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39967ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource