CVE-2022-36966 [Medium] | Security Vulnerability in Orion Platform

CVE-2022-36966 is rated Low Risk (38.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.25%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-10-22	0.21%	0.25%	+0.04%
2	2025-03-17	0.05%	0.21%	+0.16%
3	2023-10-27	—	0.05%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-10-22

0.21%

0.25%

+0.04%

2025-03-17

0.05%

0.21%

+0.16%

2023-10-27

—

0.05%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.4	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.8	2.5	[email protected]
5.4	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.8	2.5	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

5.4

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.8

2.5

[email protected]

5.4

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.8

2.5

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-36966

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
solarwinds	orion_platform	< 2020.2.6	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform::::::::
solarwinds	orion_platform	2020.2.6	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2.6:-::::::
solarwinds	orion_platform	2020.2.6	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2.6:hotfix1::::::
solarwinds	orion_platform	2020.2.6	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2.6:hotfix2::::::
solarwinds	orion_platform	2020.2.6	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2.6:hotfix3::::::
solarwinds	orion_platform	2020.2.6	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2.6:hotfix4::::::
solarwinds	orion_platform	2020.2.6	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2.6:hotfix5::::::
solarwinds	orion_platform	2022.2	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2022.2:::::::*
solarwinds	orion_platform	2022.3	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2022.3:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-36966

URL	Tags
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_notes/solarwinds_platform_2022-4_release_notes.htm	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2022-36966	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2022-36966 | Insecure Direct Object Reference Vulnerability: Orion Platform 2020.2.6

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-36966

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-36966

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-36966

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-36966

References for CVE-2022-36966