CVE-2020-27869Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator takeover via WriteToFile SQL injection

Published Feb 11, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

SQL injection in SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 2020 HF1 and 2020.2 allows remote authenticated users to reset the Admin password. The WriteToFile path evaluates text following ${SQL: in Configure Action's Body to POST field as a SQL statement without neutralization. A non-administrator account with Alert Management privileges can take over the built-in Administrator account.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability5.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 2020 HF1 and 2020.2 allows remote authenticated users to reset the Admin password. The WriteToFile path evaluates text following ${SQL: in Configure Action's Body to POST field as a SQL statement without neutralization. A non-administrator account with Alert Management privileges can take over the built-in Administrator account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-27869
Published
Feb 11, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
SolarWinds
Product
Network Performance Monitor
Classifications
CWE-89, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 11, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2020 HF1, NPM: 2020.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

SolarWinds · Network Performance Monitorversion=2020 HF1, NPM: 2020.2

Published CVSS scores

9.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.8Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1098Account Manipulation

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