CVE-2024-23469
Published: 17 July 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-23469 is a critical-severity Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Solarwinds Access Rights Manager. Its CVSS base score is 9.6 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM) contains a remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-23469. The flaw stems from improper input validation (CWE-20) and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.6, reflecting an adjacent-network attack vector that requires no authentication or user interaction yet yields a scope change with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An unauthenticated attacker positioned on an adjacent network can exploit the issue to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges, effectively granting full control over the affected ARM instance and any resources it manages.
The vendor’s ARM 2024.3 release notes address the vulnerability; organizations should apply the update to eliminate the exposure. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1051 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-20967
Vulnerability details
SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM) is susceptible to a Remote Code Execution vulnerability. If exploited, this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated user to perform the actions with SYSTEM privileges.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Security testing and developer training directly verify and enforce proper input validation, reducing exploitability of injection and malformed-data weaknesses.
Security testing and evaluation at multiple SDLC stages directly detects missing or flawed input validation, with the required remediation process ensuring fixes are applied.
Directly implements checks on information inputs to reject invalid data before processing.
Spam protection mechanisms perform filtering and detection on inbound/outbound messages, directly compensating for missing or weak input validation of unsolicited content.