Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Jun 24, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5709
CVE-2016-5709
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:virtualization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=6.3.1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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