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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-25618 · published 16 December 2020

CVE-2020-25618: Solarwinds n-central os command injection vulnerability

Solarwinds · N Central

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).

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 2.7% · top 14.7% CWE-78 · OS command injection
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 9.0
2.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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).

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://ernw.de/en/publications.html Third Party Advisory
https://insinuator.net/2020/12/security-advisories-for-solarwinds-n-central/ Third Party Advisory
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/ Vendor Advisory
https://ernw.de/en/publications.html Third Party Advisory
https://insinuator.net/2020/12/security-advisories-for-solarwinds-n-central/ Third Party Advisory
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/ Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-25618), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.