CVE-2020-27994
SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.2.2 allows Authenticated Directory Traversal.
SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.2.2 allows Authenticated Directory Traversal.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.2.2 allows Authenticated Directory Traversal.
- Record
CVE-2020-27994- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.2.2 allows Authenticated Directory Traversal.
- Record
CVE-2020-27994- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-20486 No score
SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.2.2 allows Authenticated Directory Traversal.
- Record
EUVD-2020-20486- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-76j8-m22q-r2r6 No score
SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.2.2 allows Authenticated Directory Traversal.
SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.2.2 allows Authenticated Directory Traversal.
- Record
GHSA-76j8-m22q-r2r6- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-27994 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Solarwinds Serv-u, published February 3, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.97%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
themissinglink.com.au/security-advisories-cve-2020-27994
documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/Content/Release_Notes/Servu_15-2-2_release_notes.htm
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Feb/36
packetstormsecurity.com/files/161399/SolarWinds-Serv-U-FTP-Server-15.2.1-Path-Traversal.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27994
github.com/advisories/GHSA-76j8-m22q-r2r6