# CVE-2023-40055: SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> A low-level user can exploit directory traversal to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges in SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-25mw-fj8x-6qq5

## What is CVE-2023-40055?

CVE-2023-40055 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds  Network Configuration Manager, published on 9 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Network Configuration Manager was susceptible to a Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.  This vulnerability allows a low-level user to perform the actions with SYSTEM privileges. We found this issue was not resolved in CVE-2023-33227

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40055?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Solarwinds Network Configuration Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-40055?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40055 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-40055 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SolarWinds  Network Configuration Manager

- [CVE-2023-40054](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40054/): SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-33226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33226/): Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-33227](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33227/): Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2014-3459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3459/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2021-35226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35226/): Hashed Credential Exposure Vulnerability (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-40055 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-40055 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds  Network Configuration Manager, published on 9 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SolarWinds  Network Configuration Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40055/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40055/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40055
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40055
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40055

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40055/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.