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CVE-2020-25619

An issue was discovered in SolarWinds N-Central 12.3.0.670. The SSH component does not restrict the Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints. An attacker can leverage an SSH feature (port forwarding with a temporary key pair) to access network services on the 127.0.0.1 interface, even though this feature was only intended for user-to-agent communication.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.4, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from solarwinds organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2020-12-16T14:15:12.620

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:18:15.177

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	solarwinds	n-central	12.3.0.670	Yes

References

https://ernw.de/en/publications.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://insinuator.net/2020/12/security-advisories-for-solarwinds-n-central/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://ernw.de/en/publications.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://insinuator.net/2020/12/security-advisories-for-solarwinds-n-central/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For solarwinds's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.