CVE-2026-28328
8.8HighPublished 20 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Awaiting Analysis · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Impact
- Full C/I/A compromise
- Weakness
- CWE-863
Impact
Authenticated low-privileged users can read and modify unauthorized sensitive data across the deployment. Attackers need network access to the web console and valid, low-privilege credentials.
Root cause
A broken authorization schema fails to properly enforce access controls on user requests.
Affected systems
SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted prior to release 2026.4.
CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Fix & remediation
Upgrade SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted to version 2026.4 or later. If patching immediately is not possible, restrict network access to the web interface to trusted administrative IP addresses and limit the issuance of low-privileged accounts.
AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?
NVD 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.