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HIGH

CVE-2020-12608

CVSS v3

7.8

HIGH

EPSS Score

22.4 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2020-12608 yet.

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Description

An issue was discovered in SolarWinds MSP PME (Patch Management Engine) Cache Service before 1.1.15 in the Advanced Monitoring Agent. There are insecure file permissions for %PROGRAMDATA%\\SolarWinds MSP\\SolarWinds.MSP.CacheService\\config\\. This can lead to code execution by changing the CacheService.xml SISServerURL parameter.

Technical details

Published
2020-05-07
Exploit-DB
EDB-48448

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12608?

An issue was discovered in SolarWinds MSP PME (Patch Management Engine) Cache Service before 1.1.15 in the Advanced Monitoring Agent. There are insecure file permissions for %PROGRAMDATA%\\SolarWinds MSP\\SolarWinds.MSP.CacheService\\config\\. This can lead to code execution by changing the CacheService.xml SISServerURL parameter.

Is CVE-2020-12608 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-12608 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 22.4% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-12608?

CVE-2020-12608 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity).

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