VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-10148

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability91.98%

CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability

Published2020-12-29

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

SolarWinds Orion Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Vendor / product: SolarWinds / Orion

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Primary references

cret@cert.org — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cret@cert.org — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — US Government Resource