CVE-2017-5198

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-03-24 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

SolarWinds LEM (aka SIEM) before 6.3.1 has an incorrect sudo configuration, which allows local users to obtain root access by editing /usr/local/contego/scripts/hostname.sh.

Affected products

SolarWinds Log And Event Manager: before 6.3.1 — fixed in 6.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SolarWinds Log And Event Manager 6.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://blog.0xlabs.com/2017/03/solarwinds-lem-ssh-jailbreak-and.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97094
http://blog.0xlabs.com/2017/03/solarwinds-lem-ssh-jailbreak-and.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97094

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