CVE-2023-40054

SYSTEM code execution via ExportConfigs path traversal

Published Nov 9, 2023 · Updated Sep 4, 2024

Path traversal in SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager 2023.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute code as SYSTEM. The incomplete fix for ExportConfigs leaves its user-supplied path insufficiently validated before file operations. A low-privileged account and adjacent network access are sufficient to run arbitrary code with full host privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability2.98%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager 2023.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute code as SYSTEM. The incomplete fix for ExportConfigs leaves its user-supplied path insufficiently validated before file operations. A low-privileged account and adjacent network access are sufficient to run arbitrary code with full host privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-40054
Published
Nov 9, 2023
Updated
Sep 4, 2024
Vendor
SolarWinds
Product
Network Configuration Manager
Classifications
CWE-22, CAPEC-126, T1068
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 9, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2023.4
  2. Affected versionversion=2023.4 and previous versions

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

SolarWinds · Network Configuration Managerversion=0 <=2023.4; version=2023.4 and previous versions

Published CVSS scores

8.0SolarWindsCVSS:3.1/AV:A/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

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC-126Path Traversal
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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