SolarWinds Platform SolarWindsAgent64 Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

July 29th, 2025
ZDI-25-710 ZDI-CAN-24672

CVE ID

CVE-2024-45710

CVSS Score

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

Affected Vendors

SolarWinds

Affected Products

Platform

Vulnerability Details

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds Platform. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the SolarWindsAgent64 service. The process loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

Additional Details

SolarWinds has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2024-45710

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2024-07-25 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2025-07-29 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2025-07-29 - Advisory Updated

Credit

Will Dormann

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