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Access Rights Manager CVE-2024-23465

HIGH
Improper Authentication (CWE-287)
2024-07-17 psirt@solarwinds.com
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication mechanism validation
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Defense Evasion, Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: adjacent network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 1.9% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

The SolarWinds Access Rights Manager was found to be susceptible to an authentication bypass vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement multi-factor authentication, enforce strong password policies, use proven authentication frameworks.

Affects your stack

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Improper Authentication (CWE-287), which allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. The SolarWinds Access Rights Manager was found to be susceptible to an authentication bypass vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated user to gain domain admin access within the Active Directory environment. Affected products include: Solarwinds Access Rights Manager.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

The SolarWinds Access Rights Manager was found to be susceptible to an authentication bypass vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated user to gain domain admin access within the Active Directory environment.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.9%
Top 22% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 1.9%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Controlled
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +2
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:access_rights_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2024-23473 CRITICAL
9.8 May 14

The SolarWinds Access Rights Manager was found to contain a hard-coded credential authentication bypass vulnerability. R

CVE-2023-35187 CRITICAL
9.8 Oct 19

The SolarWinds Access Rights Manager was susceptible to a Directory Traversal Remote Code Vulnerability. Rated critical

CVE-2023-35184 CRITICAL
9.8 Oct 19

The SolarWinds Access Rights Manager was susceptible to Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Rated critical severity (CV

CVE-2023-35182 CRITICAL
9.8 Oct 19

The SolarWinds Access Rights Manager was susceptible to Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Rated critical severity (CV

CVE-2024-23479 CRITICAL
9.6 Feb 15

SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM) was found to be susceptible to a Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulner

CVE-2024-23477 CRITICAL
9.6 Feb 15

The SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM) was found to be susceptible to a Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vu

CVE-2024-23476 CRITICAL
9.6 Feb 15

The SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM) was found to be susceptible to a Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vu

CVE-2026-28326 HIGH POC
8.8 Sep 17

Unauthenticated remote code execution affects SolarWinds Access Rights Manager 2026.2 and all earlier versions, where a

CVE-2024-28990 HIGH
8.8 Sep 12

SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM) was found to contain a hard-coded credential authentication bypass vulnerability.

CVE-2024-28074 HIGH
8.8 Jul 17

It was discovered that a previous vulnerability was not completely fixed with SolarWinds Access Rights Manager. Rated hi

CVE-2024-23475 HIGH
8.8 Jul 17

The SolarWinds Access Rights Manager was susceptible to a Directory Traversal and Information Disclosure Vulnerability.

CVE-2024-23474 HIGH
8.8 Jul 17

The SolarWinds Access Rights Manager was found to be susceptible to an Arbitrary File Deletion and Information Disclosur

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