Is CVE-2020-10148 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2020-10148 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2021-11-03.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-10148?

CVE-2020-10148 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-10148?

CVE-2020-10148 has an EPSS score of 91.98% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2020-10148?

No published fix for CVE-2020-10148 has been found yet. It is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list; federal agencies must remediate by 2022-05-03. Apply the vendor's mitigations per CISA's guidance.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-10148

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The SolarWinds Orion API is vulnerable to an authentication bypass that could allow a remote attacker to execute API commands. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute API commands which may result in a compromise of the SolarWinds instance. SolarWinds Orion Platform versions 2019.4 HF 5, 2020.2 with no hotfix installed, and 2020.2 HF 1 are affected.

CWE-288 CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

How to fix

Actively exploited, no published fix found yet

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal remediation due: 2022-05-03

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

91.98%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

SolarWinds Orion Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

SolarWinds Orion API contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to execute API commands.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-05-03

References

Vendor Advisory1

solarwinds.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-24.