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Critical · 9.8 Known exploited Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2020-10148 EUVD-2020-2611GHSA-7c8f-5r89-mjgx

SolarWinds Orion API is vulnerable to an authentication bypass that could allow a remote attacker to execute API commands

Published Dec 29, 2020 · Updated Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by certcc

Vendor: SolarWinds Product: Orion Platform

Description

The SolarWinds Orion API is vulnerable to an authentication bypass that could allow a remote attacker to execute API commands. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute API commands which may result in a compromise of the SolarWinds instance. SolarWinds Orion Platform versions 2019.4 HF 5, 2020.2 with no hotfix installed, and 2020.2 HF 1 are affected.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
SolarWinds Orion Platform 2019.4 HF 5, 2020.2 without hotfix, 2020.2 HF 1 —

Public exploits

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GitHub 3 repositories

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Automated scanner template

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