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TI-2018-12024 Aliases CVE-2018-16791GHSA-2374-xjj3-xj59

In SolarWinds SFTP/SCP Server through 2018-09-10, the configuration file is world…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

In SolarWinds SFTP/SCP Server through 2018-09-10, the configuration file is world readable and writable, and stores user passwords in an insecure manner, allowing an attacker to determine passwords for potentially privileged accounts. This also grants the attacker an ability to backdoor the server.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01537 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:sftp\/scp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 20180910VulnerableSolarWinds
  • cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:sftp\/scp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 20180910 Vulnerable ·SolarWinds

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16791
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2374-xjj3-xj59

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-12025 SolarWinds SFTP/SCP server through 2018-09-10 is vulnerable to XXE via a world readable… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences