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CVE-2020-27994

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-02-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.2.2 allows Authenticated Directory Traversal.

Affected products

• SolarWinds Serv-U: before 15.2.2 — fixed in 15.2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SolarWinds Serv-U 15.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161399/SolarWinds-Serv-U-FTP-Server-15.2.1-Path-Traversal.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Feb/36
• https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/Content/Release_Notes/Servu_15-2-2_release_notes.htm
• https://www.themissinglink.com.au/security-advisories-cve-2020-27994
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161399/SolarWinds-Serv-U-FTP-Server-15.2.1-Path-Traversal.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Feb/36
• https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/Content/Release_Notes/Servu_15-2-2_release_notes.htm
• https://www.themissinglink.com.au/security-advisories-cve-2020-27994

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