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CVE-2020-12608Managed Service Provider Patch Management Engine Vulnerability

There are insecure file permissions for %PROGRAMDATA%\SolarWinds MSP\SolarWinds.MSP.CacheService\config\.

Published May 7, 2020 · Updated Nov 21, 2024

Key Facts

Patch immediately
  • CVE-2020-12608 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8 v3.1) affecting Managed Service Provider Patch Management Engine (Solarwinds).
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
  • EPSS estimates a 22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including Managed Service Provider Patch Management Engine 1.1.15.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because public exploit code exists for a high-severity flaw.

Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

22%

Higher than 97.6% of all scored CVEs

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

ATLAS score

40/100

Publication score, see How it works

Exploitation Verdict

KEV listed

Not listed

Federal due date

None

No federal due date

Ransomware use

Not reported

Attributed actors

None named

Exploit & Defence Guidance

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

Public exploit code

3

Proof-of-concept links

In-the-wild evidence

1

Reports of active use

Description

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.

Affected Products

1 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Managed Service Provider Patch Management EngineSolarwindsSee advisory1.1.15

Patched Releases

Managed Service Provider Patch Management Engine

1.1.15

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    May 7, 2020

  2. Last updated

    Nov 21, 2024

Weakness Type

  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

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Figures as of Oct 19, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from public vulnerability catalogs; scoring as described in How it works.

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