What is CVE-2023-40062?

CVE-2023-40062 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Platform, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2023-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2023-40062?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Solarwinds Platform

CVE-2023-40062

SolarWinds Platform Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. If executed, this vulnerability would allow a low-privileged user to execute commands with SYSTEM privileges.

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

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · 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

documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/hco/content/release_notes/hco_20… (Release Notes)
www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2023-40062 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40062?: CVE-2023-40062 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Platform, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2023-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-40062?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.