CVE-2023-40057 | SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM) Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution

The SolarWinds Access Rights Manager was found to be susceptible to a Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. If exploited, this vulnerability allows an authenticated user to abuse a SolarWinds service resulting in remote code execution.

Published: 2024-02-15 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-40057 is rated Moderate Risk (62.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.20%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-40057

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 11.68% 4.20% -7.48%
2 2025-11-21 52.96% 11.68% -41.28%
3 2025-11-18 52.96%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-40057

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
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:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.3 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-40057

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-40057

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
solarwinds access_rights_manager < 2023.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:access_rights_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-40057

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