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CVE-2020-7984
SolarWinds N-central before 12.1 SP1 HF5 and 12.2 before SP1 HF2 allows remote attackers to retrieve cleartext domain admin credentials…
High7.5EPSS 2.5%
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- mitre
Description
SolarWinds N-central before 12.1 SP1 HF5 and 12.2 before SP1 HF2 allows remote attackers to retrieve cleartext domain admin credentials from the Agent & Probe settings, and obtain other sensitive information. The attacker can use a customer ID to self register and read any aspects of the agent/appliance configuration.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.5% · top 15% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- https://blog.huntresslabs.com/validating-the-solarwinds-n-central-dumpster-diver-vulnerability-5e3a045982e5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/solarwinds-rmm-tool-has-open-zero-day-exploit-huntress-labs (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://success.solarwindsmsp.com/kb/solarwinds_n-central/How-to-Expunge-credentials-for-Customer-levels-of-SolarWinds-N-central (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://community.solarwindsmsp.com/Support/Software-Downloads/MSP-N-Central/MSP-N-central-12-2-SP1-HF2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://community.solarwindsmsp.com/Support/Software-Downloads/MSP-N-Central/MSP-N-central-12-1-SP1-HF5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/flipflopfpv (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156033 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://twitter.com/SecurityNewsbot/status/1219722631898812416 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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