SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer Hard-coded Cryptographic Key Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer was found to contain a hard-coded cryptographic key. If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to a machine-in-the-middle (MITM) attack against users. This vulnerability requires additional software not installed by default, local access to the server and administrator level privileges on the host.
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 | Database Performance Analyzer | up to 2025.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Database Performance Analyzer VendorSolarWinds Affected up to 2025.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:database_performance_analyzer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2025.3 | Vulnerable | SolarWinds |
- cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:database_performance_analyzer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2025.3 Vulnerable ·SolarWinds
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-26398
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wmch-r6fm-gmwh
References
More SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09636 No Exception Handling Vulnerability: Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.1 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-17819 Sensitive information disclosure in SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-13729 SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer 11.1.457 contains an instance of Reflected XSS… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-14122 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability using SQL Query CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2023-09637 Directory traversal and file enumeration vulnerability: Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.1 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-16405 XSS in SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer 2023.2 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-26398 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-26398 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wmch-r6fm-gmwh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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