{"id":"CVE-2020-10148","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-10148","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:16:51.045Z","title":"SolarWinds Orion Authentication Bypass Vulnerability","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.","published":"2020-12-29T22:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:47:26.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cret@cert.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-288","CWE-306"],"affected":["solarwinds/orion platform"],"epss":{"score":0.9198,"percentile":0.99818,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2021-11-03","dueDate":"2022-05-03","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10148"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/843464","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"https://www.solarwinds.com/securityadvisory","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/843464","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/843464","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.solarwinds.com/securityadvisory","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-10148","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10148","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}