CVEs / CVE-2020-10148
CVE-2020-10148: SolarWinds Orion Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Nov 2021
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 91.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
SolarWinds Orion API contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to execute API commands.
Description
The SolarWinds Orion API is vulnerable to an authentication bypass that could allow a remote attacker to execute API commands. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute API commands which may result in a compromise of the SolarWinds instance. SolarWinds Orion Platform versions 2019.4 HF 5, 2020.2 with no hotfix installed, and 2020.2 HF 1 are affected.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| SolarWinds Orion Platform | 2019.4 HF 5 | — |
| SolarWinds Orion Platform | 2020.2 without hotfix | — |
| SolarWinds Orion Platform | 2020.2 HF 1 | — |
| solarwinds orion_platform | 2019.4 | — |
| solarwinds orion_platform | 2020.2.1 | — |
| solarwinds orion_platform | 2020.2 | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Nov 2021 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 3 May 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-288, CWE-306 |
References
- CVE-2020-10148 on NVD
- CVE-2020-10148 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/843464 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.solarwinds.com/securityadvisory Vendor Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/843464 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-10148 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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