CVE-2016-5709

MediumCVSS 4.7/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier uses weak encryption to store passwords in /etc/shadow, which allows local users with superuser privileges to obtain user passwords via a brute force attack.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.7/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 24, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-5709: Medium severity, CVSS 4.7 | Vulnix