CVE-2020-10148 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the SolarWinds Orion API, affecting versions 2019.4 HF 5, 2020.2 (without hotfix), and 2020.2 HF 1. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute API commands without authentication, potentially leading to a complete compromise of the SolarWinds instance. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, it poses a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, has publicly available Nuclei templates for detection, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including links to nation-state actors.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2019.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2019.4:hotfix5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2020.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2020.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2.1:hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.