What is CVE-2023-40061?

CVE-2023-40061 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Platform, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2023-40061?

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

Improper input validation in Solarwinds Platform

CVE-2023-40061

Insecure job execution mechanism vulnerability. This vulnerability can lead to other attacks as a result.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2023-11-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Solarwinds Platform — versions 2023.3.1 and previous versions
Solarwinds Platform

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2023-40061 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40061?: CVE-2023-40061 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Platform, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-40061?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.