---
id: CVE-2026-28331
title: SolarWinds Patch Manager Sensitive Information Exposure Vulnerability
summary: >-
  SolarWinds Patch Manager exposes sensitive information accessible to local
  users, which could be used to gain elevated privileges.
severity: medium
cvss: 4.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-200
vendor: SolarWinds
product: Patch Manager
affected:
  - patch_manager 2026.2 and all previous versions
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-20T16:59:20.456398Z'
published: '2026-10-20'
updated: '2026-10-20'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-20T16:59:30.352Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28331'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/patchman/content/release_notes/patchman_2026-4_release_notes.htm
  - url: 'https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2026-28331'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-20T17:12:53.594Z'
---

## Overview

SolarWinds Patch Manager exposes sensitive information accessible to local users, which could be used to gain elevated privileges.

## Affected

- `patch_manager 2026.2 and all previous versions`

## Remediation

SolarWinds recommends customers to upgrade to 

SolarWinds Patch Manager 2026.4 as soon as is practical.