SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Deserialization of Untrusted Data Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted is susceptible to Deserialization of Untrusted Data Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability. An attacker with low privileges can escalate privileges to run malicious files copied to a permission-protected folder. This vulnerability requires authentication from a low-level account and local access to the host server.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SolarWinds | SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted | 2025.2 and previous versions and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted VendorSolarWinds Affected 2025.2 and previous versions and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:observability_self-hosted:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2025.2.1 | Vulnerable | SolarWinds |
- cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:observability_self-hosted:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2025.2.1 Vulnerable ·SolarWinds
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-26397
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4jq7-688w-w4r4
References
More SolarWinds Observability Self-hosted vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-22601 SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-22602 SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-19354 SolarWinds SWOSH DOM-based reflective XSS Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-19351 SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted SQL Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2025-19350 Cross-site scripting in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2025-27040 SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Open Redirection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-26397 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-26397 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4jq7-688w-w4r4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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