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CVE-2020-27994

SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.2.2 allows Authenticated Directory Traversal.

6.5 Medium

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

3.97%Up 2.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

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 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.0 MediumAV: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

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE 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

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