CVE-2023-23836

SolarWinds Platform Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

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Published Feb 15, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 80.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

SolarWinds Platform version 2022.4.1 was found to be susceptible to the Deserialization of Untrusted Data. This vulnerability allows a remote adversary with Orion admin-level account access to the SolarWinds Web Console to execute arbitrary commands.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

SolarWinds

SolarWinds Platform

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2022.4.1 and prior versions`	affected	≤ 2022.4.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2022.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

All SolarWinds Platform customers are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the SolarWinds Platform version 2023.1.

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 80.3% (80.298% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_notes/solarwinds_platform_2023-1_release_notes.htm
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2023-23836

History

Mar 18, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Solarwinds Orion Platform

Weaknesses

CWE-502

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 18, 2025, 3:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: SolarWinds
Published: Feb 15, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 18, 2025, 3:48 PM
Reserved: Jan 18, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:42 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:42 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 15, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:38 AM

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