What is CVE-2022-36960?

CVE-2022-36960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Orion Platform, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-36960?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Solarwinds Orion Platform

CVE-2022-36960

SolarWinds Platform was susceptible to Improper Input Validation. This vulnerability allows a remote adversary with valid access to SolarWinds Web Console to escalate user privileges.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (49.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Solarwinds Orion Platform — versions 2020.2.6 HF5 and prior versions
Solarwinds Platform — versions 2022.3 and prior versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2022-36960
documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_no…

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36960?: CVE-2022-36960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Orion Platform, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-36960?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.