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Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Jun 24, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 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.

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Affected products

2
  • SolarWinds/Virtualization Manager2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:virtualization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:virtualization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.3.1
    • (no CPE)range: <=6.3.1

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