CVE-2018-16791

CRITICAL

SolarWinds SFTP/SCP Server <2018-09-10 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

In SolarWinds SFTP/SCP Server through 2018-09-10, the configuration file is world readable and writable, and stores user passwords in an insecure manner, allowing an attacker to determine passwords for potentially privileged accounts. This also grants the attacker an ability to backdoor the server.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0035
EPSS Percentile 57.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-522
Status published

Affected Products (1)

solarwinds/sftp\/scp_server < 20180910

Timeline

Published Dec 05, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026