VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-27869

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability5.27%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-02-12
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 2020 HF1, NPM: 2020.2. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the WriteToFile method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and reset the password for the Admin user. Was ZDI-CAN-11804.

Weakness classification

  • zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com: CWE-89
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-89

Primary references