CVE-2023-35187
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe SolarWinds Access Rights Manager was susceptible to a Directory Traversal Remote Code Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated user to achieve the Remote Code Execution.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSolarWinds Access Rights Manager contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to traverse the filesystem and execute arbitrary code remotely, achieving complete system compromise.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2023.2.0.73CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify SolarWinds Access Rights Manager is installedInventory systems for SolarWinds Access Rights Manager software. Check installed programs on Windows systems or use software discovery tools to identify if the product is present.Affected if The product is not installed on the system.
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Determine the installed versionLocate the installed version of SolarWinds Access Rights Manager. This may be available in the application itself, in installed program details, or in product documentation. Note the full version number including build information.Affected if Unable to determine the installed version for comparison.
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Compare version against affected rangeCompare your installed version to the affected range: version 2023.2.0.73 and below. If your version is 2023.2.0.73 or lower, the environment falls within the affected range.Affected if The installed version is 2023.2.0.73 or lower.
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Check if web interface is network accessibleDetermine if the SolarWinds Access Rights Manager web interface is exposed to network access. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote code execution, so the web service must be accessible for exploitation.Affected if The web interface is accessible from untrusted networks or the internet.
The environment is affected if SolarWinds Access Rights Manager version 2023.2.0.73 or lower is installed and its web interface is network-accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImmediately apply the vendor-supplied patch for SolarWinds Access Rights Manager. If patching is not immediately possible, restrict network access to the affected instance and monitor for indicators of compromise.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-35187 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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