CVE-2026-28331 (GCVE-0-2026-28331)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-20 16:11
Modified
2026-10-20 16:59
Severity ?
4.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Summary
SolarWinds Patch Manager exposes sensitive information accessible to local users, which could be used to gain elevated privileges.
References
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Vendor Product Version
SolarWinds Patch Manager Version: 2026.2 and all previous versions
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