CVE-2025-26398 (GCVE-0-2025-26398)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-12 08:10 – Updated: 2025-08-13 15:03
VLAI?
Title
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer Hard-coded Cryptographic Key Vulnerability
Summary
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.
Severity ?
5.6 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SolarWinds | Database Performance Analyzer |
Affected:
2025.2 and below
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Nomenclature
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