CVE-2021-25275

Application admin access via readable database credentials

Published Feb 3, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Information disclosure in SolarWinds Orion Platform before 2020.2.4 allows local users to obtain database credentials and application admin access. Orion stores SQL Server login details in a filesystem-readable configuration file, allowing an unprivileged filesystem user to authenticate as database owner and alter Accounts table authentication data. Exploitation requires filesystem access; the resulting access can expose collected monitoring data and create or modify application administrator accounts.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.59%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in SolarWinds Orion Platform before 2020.2.4 allows local users to obtain database credentials and application admin access. Orion stores SQL Server login details in a filesystem-readable configuration file, allowing an unprivileged filesystem user to authenticate as database owner and alter Accounts table authentication data. Exploitation requires filesystem access; the resulting access can expose collected monitoring data and create or modify application administrator accounts.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-25275
Published
Feb 3, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 3, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

8.2SolarWindsCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1552.001Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Files

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