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CVE-2020-10148

Is CVE-2020-10148 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV
Public exploit
PoC (unverified)
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
9.8 Critical
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
92%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-288
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

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GitHub PoC(3)unverified

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Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

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Affected:Solarwinds

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

The SolarWinds Orion API is vulnerable to an authentication bypass that could allow a remote attacker to execute API commands. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute API commands which may result in a compromise of the SolarWinds instance. SolarWinds Orion Platform versions 2019.4 HF 5, 2020.2 with no hotfix installed, and 2020.2 HF 1 are affected.

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Field notes & remediation

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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    SolarWinds Orion Authentication Bypass Vulnerability — SolarWinds Orion API contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to execute API commands. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2021-11-03) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~92%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for SolarWinds Orion: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-05-03. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Related CVEs

Same weakness: CWE-288.