CVE-2020-12608 in the critical feed json
An issue was discovered in SolarWinds MSP PME (Patch Management Engine) Cache Service before 1.1.15 in the Advanced Monitoring Agent.
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-4909
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 22.4%
- EPSS 22.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
An issue was discovered in SolarWinds MSP PME (Patch Management Engine) Cache Service before 1.1.15 in the Advanced Monitoring Agent. There are insecure file permissions for %PROGRAMDATA%\SolarWinds MSP\SolarWinds.MSP.CacheService\config\. This can lead to code execution by changing the CacheService.xml SISServerURL parameter.
Patch / fix
- solarwinds managed_service_provider_patch_management_engine 1.1.15
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- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-48448)
Exploit prediction
22.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-48448 SolarWinds MSP PME Cache Service 1.1.14 - Insecure File Permissions local, 2020-05-11
- github.com https://github.com/jensregel/Advisories/tree/master/CVE-2020-12608 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157591/SolarWinds-MSP-PME-Cache-Service-Insecure-File-Permissions-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/23 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
References
-
github.com
/jensregel/Advisories/tree/master/CVE-2020-12608
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/157591/SolarWinds-MSP-PME-Cache-Service-Insecure-File-Permissions-Code-Execution.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2020/May/23
mailing-list, exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-12608
- NVD CVE-2020-12608
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