CVE-2022-36963Network attack vector

Admin command execution via unvalidated system call

Published Apr 21, 2023 · Updated Feb 5, 2025

Command injection in SolarWinds Platform 2023.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with admin rights to execute arbitrary commands. The ExecuteExternalProgram method passes an improperly validated user-supplied string to a system call, causing attacker-controlled code to run as NETWORK SERVICE. Exploitation requires a valid Platform administrator account and permits command execution with the service account's host privileges.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability8.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in SolarWinds Platform 2023.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with admin rights to execute arbitrary commands. The ExecuteExternalProgram method passes an improperly validated user-supplied string to a system call, causing attacker-controlled code to run as NETWORK SERVICE. Exploitation requires a valid Platform administrator account and permits command execution with the service account's host privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-36963
Published
Apr 21, 2023
Updated
Feb 5, 2025
Vendor
SolarWinds
Product
SolarWinds Platform
Classifications
CWE-94, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 21, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2023.1 and prior versions <=2023.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

SolarWinds · SolarWinds Platformversion=2023.1 and prior versions <=2023.2

Published CVSS scores

8.8Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2SolarWinds CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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