RCE in Solarwinds N-Central
CVE-2020-25618
An issue was discovered in SolarWinds N-Central 12.3.0.670. The sudo configuration has incorrect access control because the nable web user account is effectively able to run arbitrary OS commands as root (i.e., the use of root privileges is not limited to specific programs listed in the sudoers file).
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.027 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Solarwinds N-Central — versions 12.3.0.670
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/ (Vendor Advisory)
- ernw.de/en/publications.html (Third Party Advisory)
- insinuator.net/2020/12/security-advisories-for-solarwinds-n-central/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-25618?
- CVE-2020-25618 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds N-Central, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-12-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-25618?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.