SolarWinds DPA Hard-Coded Crypto Key – Local Privilege Escalation
CVE-2025-26398 Published on August 12, 2025
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer Hard-coded Cryptographic Key Vulnerability
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer was found to contain a hard-coded cryptographic key. If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to a machine-in-the-middle (MITM) attack against users. This vulnerability requires additional software not installed by default, local access to the server and administrator level privileges on the host.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-26398 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction and user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Use of Hard-coded Credentials
The software contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.
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Affected Versions
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer Version 2025.2 and below is affected by CVE-2025-26398Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.