SolarWinds Dameware DLL Hijacking Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-28327
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerSolarWinds
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-11-03 17:18:12 UTC
Updated2026-11-03 18:18:00 UTC
DescriptionSolarWinds Dameware was found to be affected by a DLL hijacking vulnerability. The hijack occurs during installations only and requires access to the local machine and admin privileges.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.2 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-427 | CWE-427 CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS8.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA SolarWinds Dameware affected 2026.3 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/dameware/content/release_notes/dameware_202... [email protected] documentation.solarwinds.com
www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2026-28327 [email protected] www.solarwinds.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Luiz Felipe Mol (Confu53) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: SolarWinds recommends customers to upgrade to Dameware 2026.3.1 as soon as is practical.

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