Sensitive information exposure in SolarWinds Patch Manager
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
SolarWinds Patch Manager 2026.2 and all previous versions expose sensitive information to local users. A local attacker with high privileges can read that information, which can be used to gain elevated privileges. The flaw is tied to CWE-200.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
SolarWinds Patch Manager exposes sensitive information accessible to local users, which could be used to gain elevated privileges.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | Patch Manager | 2026.2 and all previous versions and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Patch Manager VendorSolarWinds Affected 2026.2 and all previous versions and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for SolarWinds Patch Manager.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-28331
- 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-c6cf-crqq-2gw9
References
More SolarWinds vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-27044 SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-27034 SolarWinds Web Help Desk Security Control Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-19358 SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data Privilege Escalation Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-19175 SolarWinds Web Help Desk Java Deserialization Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-14105 Serv-U Remote Memory Escape Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2020-08199 Authentication bypass in SolarWinds Orion Platform KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-28331 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-28331 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c6cf-crqq-2gw9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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