CVE-2020-25618
The sudo configuration has incorrect access control because the nable web user account is effectively able to run arbitrary OS commands as root (i.e., the use of root privileges is not limited to specific programs listed in the sudoers file).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in SolarWinds N-Central 12.3.0.670. The sudo configuration has incorrect access control because the nable web user account is effectively able to run arbitrary OS commands as root (i.e., the use of root privileges is not limited to specific programs listed in the sudoers file).
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.68% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- solarwinds/n-central
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://ernw.de/en/publications.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://insinuator.net/2020/12/security-advisories-for-solarwinds-n-central/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/Vendor Advisory
- https://ernw.de/en/publications.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://insinuator.net/2020/12/security-advisories-for-solarwinds-n-central/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.