Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 5, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-16791
CVE-2018-16791
Description
In SolarWinds SFTP/SCP Server through 2018-09-10, the configuration file is world readable and writable, and stores user passwords in an insecure manner, allowing an attacker to determine passwords for potentially privileged accounts. This also grants the attacker an ability to backdoor the server.
Affected products
2- Range: <=2018-09-10
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/0nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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