CVE-2020-12608 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 22.4% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An issue was discovered in SolarWinds MSP PME (Patch Management Engine) Cache Service before 1.1.15 in the Advanced Monitoring Agent. There are insecure file permissions for %PROGRAMDATA%\SolarWinds MSP\SolarWinds.MSP.CacheService\config\. This can lead to code execution by changing the CacheService.xml SISServerURL parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 22.4% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-276 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-05-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| solarwinds | managed service provider patch management engine |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SolarWinds MSP PME Cache Service 1.1.14 - Insecure File Permissions | 2020-05-11 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157591/SolarWinds-MSP-PME-Cache-Service-Insecure-File-Permissions-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/23
- https://github.com/jensregel/Advisories/tree/master/CVE-2020-12608
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157591/SolarWinds-MSP-PME-Cache-Service-Insecure-File-Permissions-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/23
- https://github.com/jensregel/Advisories/tree/master/CVE-2020-12608
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