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Why SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) is not affected by CVE-2026-53404

This article explains why SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) is not affected by CVE-2026-53404.

First published date

7/27/2026 5:55 PM

Last published date

7/27/2026 5:55 PM

Overview

In 2026, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a security bulletin about CVE-2026-53404.

Product section

Database Performance Analyzer

Cause

CVE-2026-53404 is an always-incorrect control flow implementation vulnerability in the Apache Tomcat rewrite valve meant that if the first condition in an OR chain matched, subsequent non-OR conditions were skipped.

Resolution

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) is not affected by this vulnerability because it does not use the vulnerable rewrite valve component.

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