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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-3642 · published 17 June 2016

CVE-2016-3642: Solarwinds virtualization manager vulnerability

Solarwinds · Virtualization Manager

The RMI service in SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the Apache Commons Collections (ACC) library.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 13% · top 3.7%
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 10.0
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The RMI service in SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the Apache Commons Collections (ACC) library.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

7.8CVE-2016-3643SolarWinds Virtualization Manager sudo misconfiguration privilege escalationSolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier ship with a misconfigured sudo policy that lets a local user run privileged commands, as shown by…KEVEPSS 3.7%analysed4.7CVE-2016-5709Solarwinds virtualization manager information exposure vulnerabilitySolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier uses weak encryption to store passwords in /etc/shadow, which allows local users with superuser p…EPSS 1.4%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-3642), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.