How severe is CVE-2020-25618?

CVE-2020-25618 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.8, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2020-25618 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (84th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2020-25618?

CVE-2020-25618 affects Solarwinds N-central. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2020-25618?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2020-25618 published?

CVE-2020-25618 was published on 2020-12-16 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2020-25618

CVE-2020-25618 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds N-central with a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-78.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 8.8)
CVSS v2: 9.0
EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (84th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-78
Affected product: Solarwinds N-central
Published: 2020-12-16
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

An issue was discovered in SolarWinds N-Central 12.3.0.670. The sudo configuration has incorrect access control because the nable web user account is effectively able to run arbitrary OS commands as root (i.e., the use of root privileges is not limited to specific programs listed in the sudoers file).

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25618?: An issue was discovered in SolarWinds N-Central 12.3.0.670. The sudo configuration has incorrect access control because the nable web user account is effectively able to run arbitrary OS commands as root (i.e., the use of root privileges is not limited to specific programs listed in the sudoers file).
How severe is CVE-2020-25618?: CVE-2020-25618 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.8, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2020-25618 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (84th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2020-25618?: CVE-2020-25618 affects Solarwinds N-central. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2020-25618?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2020-25618 published?: CVE-2020-25618 was published on 2020-12-16 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:n-central:12.3.0.670:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

More vulnerabilities in Solarwinds N-central

CVE-2020-25622 — High (CVSS 8.8): An issue was discovered in SolarWinds N-Central 12.3.0.670. The AdvancedScripts HTTP endpoint allows CSRF.
CVE-2020-25617 — High (CVSS 8.8): An issue was discovered in SolarWinds N-Central 12.3.0.670. The AdvancedScripts HTTP endpoint allows Relative Path…
CVE-2020-15909 — High (CVSS 8.8): SolarWinds N-central through 2020.1 allows session hijacking and requires user interaction or physical access. The…
CVE-2020-25621 — High (CVSS 8.4): An issue was discovered in SolarWinds N-Central 12.3.0.670. The local database does not require authentication:…
CVE-2020-25620 — High (CVSS 7.8): An issue was discovered in SolarWinds N-Central 12.3.0.670. Hard-coded Credentials exist by default for local user…
CVE-2020-7984 — High (CVSS 7.5): SolarWinds N-central before 12.1 SP1 HF5 and 12.2 before SP1 HF2 allows remote attackers to retrieve cleartext domain…

All CVEs affecting Solarwinds N-central →

Other CWE-78 (OS Command Injection) vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-56004 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): A shellcode injection in the mercurial handler of the obs tar_scm source service before version 0.12.4 could be used by…
CVE-2026-56415 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Storage Concentrator (SC & SCVM) contains a command injection vulnerability within the debug.pl script that is…
CVE-2026-56413 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Storage Concentrator (SC & SCVM) contains a command injection vulnerability in the ms_service.pl service, which listens…
CVE-2026-49869 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Kestra is an open-source, event-driven orchestration platform. Prior to 1.0.45 and 1.3.21, AuthenticationFilter in…
CVE-2026-49261 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. Versions 10.6.1 through 10.6.26, 10.11.1 through…
CVE-2026-10520 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): An OS Command Injection vulnerability in Ivanti Sentry before the R10.5.2, R10.6.2 and R10.7.1 versions allows a…

Browse all CWE-78 (OS Command Injection) vulnerabilities →