Is CVE-2016-3642 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-3642 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-3642?

CVE-2016-3642 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-3642?

Patch guidance is available from solarwinds security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-3642.

Which products are affected by CVE-2016-3642?

1 product: solarwinds virtualization manager.

Fix CVE-2016-3642 - CRITICAL

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 Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SOLARWINDS
Published: 6/17/2016
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2016-3642

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