CVE-2026-28331
MEDIUM 4.4SolarWinds Patch Manager exposes sensitive information accessible to local users, which could be used to gain elevated privileges.
NO EXPLOITATION SIGNALS
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 9th percentile
○ In CISA KEV
○ Catalogued PoC
Impact if exploited
4.4CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
- ⚠Privileges: Requires an admin / high-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Data snapshot:
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References and research data (JSON)
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 4.4 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - MEDIUM 4.4 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Patches & mitigations
- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/patchman/content/release_notes/patchman_2026-4_release_notes.htm CVE record · SolarWinds · Updated 2026-10-20T16:11:48.581Z
NVD · CVE-2026-28331 · Updated 2026-10-20T19:59:00.607
Advisories
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2026-28331 CVE record · SolarWinds · Updated 2026-10-20T16:11:48.581Z
NVD · CVE-2026-28331 · Updated 2026-10-20T19:59:00.607 - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-105173 EUVD · EUVD-2026-105173