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CVE-2020-27869

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 5.09% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-02-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2020-27869
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
5.09%

Original NVD Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 2020 HF1, NPM: 2020.2. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the WriteToFile method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and reset the password for the Admin user. Was ZDI-CAN-11804.