Description
SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted was found to be affected by a broken authorization schema that can allow low-privileged users to access and modify information beyond their assigned permissions.
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Access
Action: Upgrade
AI Analysis

Impact

SolarWinds Observability Self‑Hosted contains a broken authorization schema that allows users with minimal privileges to view and modify data beyond their allowed scope, which compromises the confidentiality and integrity of observability information.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability applies to all releases of SolarWinds Observability Self‑Hosted prior to version 2026.4, and the vendor recommends upgrading to the 2026.4 build or later to obtain the fix.

Risk and Exploitability

The flaw has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating high severity. EPSS data is not available and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV, implying no widespread public exploitation is known. Based on the description, it is inferred that an attacker must have an authenticated low‑privileged user account; internal actors or compromised credentials could leverage the flaw. No publicly reachable entry points are mentioned, so the attack vector is likely internal through legitimate use of the software.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 20, 2026 at 18:10 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

SolarWinds recommends customers to upgrade to Observability Self-Hosted version 2026.4 as soon as is practical.


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade SolarWinds Observability Self‑Hosted to version 2026.4 or later.
  • If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict low‑privileged user permissions and disable privileged API endpoints for those accounts.
  • Monitor audit logs for unauthorized data access or modification events.
  • Review user roles regularly and enforce least privilege principles.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 20, 2026 at 18:10 UTC.

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History

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted was found to be affected by a broken authorization schema that can allow low-privileged users to access and modify information beyond their assigned permissions.
Title SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted broken authorization schema
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: SolarWinds

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T18:18:16.479Z

Reserved: 2026-02-26T14:47:03.211Z

Link: CVE-2026-28328

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T18:18:11.765Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-20T17:17:38.910

Modified: 2026-10-20T19:17:35.423

Link: CVE-2026-28328

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T18:15:14Z

Weaknesses