Vendor Intelligence Report

Is SolarWinds safe for
your vendor program?

FedRAMP Status
SolarWinds is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
SOC 2 Status
SolarWinds has a SOC 2 claim detected on their trust page. Claim is vendor-attested — no public registry exists for independent verification.
Sanctions Screening
SolarWinds returned no matches in OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening.
Risk Tier
ThirdProof assigned SolarWinds a Moderate Risk tier with 82% confidence across 24 intelligence sources.

ThirdProof investigated SolarWinds (solarwinds.com) across 24 intelligence sources including sanctions databases, cyber risk scores, business registries, and more.

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✗Not Listed on FedRAMP Marketplace

Verified against FedRAMP Marketplace API as of March 2026

Organizations with federal compliance requirements should verify this directly at marketplace.fedramp.gov.

SolarWinds is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace.

Source: FedRAMP Marketplace

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Risk Tier
Tier 3 — Moderate Risk
Assessment
Conditional
Confidence
82%

Investigation Preview — 23 Sources Queried

Sanctions ScreeningClear — No matches found
HTTP SecurityC+ (60/100)
Domain ReputationClean across 94 security engines
Infrastructure2 open ports, 0 CVEs
Malware & PhishingClean
IP ReputationAbuse score: 12%, 24 reports
Domain Age29.3 years
Certifications (Vendor-Attested)
GDPRSOC 2

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Executive Summary Preview

SolarWinds (solarwinds.com) is a well-established enterprise SaaS vendor with a 29-year domain history, clean real-time threat intelligence signals, and active legal entity registration in Ireland. However, the vendor carries meaningful historical risk context stemming from the 2020 SUNBURST supply chain cyberattack — one of the most significant cyber incidents in recent history — which continues to generate adverse media signals despite age-adjusted severity.

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Key Findings for SolarWinds

SeverityFindingSource
highAdverse media in historical archivesHistorical Media Search
infoClean domain reputationThreat Intelligence
lowNo subprocessor page foundSupply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery
low2 certifications claimed but not independently verifiedTrust & Compliance Page Scan
lowThreat intelligence pulses detectedThreat Intelligence (OTX)

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Recommended Actions

  1. Perform manual sanctions screening: Cross-reference SolarWinds (LEI: 5493001TTEUF3R048P75, registered in Ireland) against OFAC's SDN List (sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov), the EU Consolidated Sanctions List (eeas.europa.eu/topics/sanctions-policy), and the UN Consolidated List to compensate for the unavailable automated screening.
  2. Request the SOC 2 Type II report: Email SolarWinds' security team via their trust center contact form at solarwinds.com/trust-center or check if they publish it behind an NDA portal. Ask specifically for the audit period, auditing firm name, and scope of systems covered. A report older than 18 months should be treated as a gap.
  3. Obtain and execute a Data Processing Agreement (DPA): Given SolarWinds' GDPR claim and your medium data access level, request their standard DPA and subprocessor list simultaneously. Their privacy page at solarwinds.com/privacy is the starting point — if no DPA is linked, contact privacy@solarwinds.com or their legal team.

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Risk Tier1–5 scale

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Confidence Score0–100%

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Individual FindingsPer-source

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Executive SummaryAI synthesis

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Compliance Status3-tier verification

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Intelligence Sources Queried for SolarWinds

✓Sanctions & Watchlists
✓Business Registration
✓Adverse Media Scan
✓Company Intelligence
✓Domain Analysis
✓Infrastructure Exposure
✓Domain Registration
✓Threat Intelligence
✓Tech Community Sentiment
✓HTTP Security Scan
✓SSL/TLS Analysis
✓Certificate Transparency
✓Web Archive History
✓Threat Intel (OTX)
✓IP Reputation
✓Malware & Phishing Check
✓Website Security Scan
✓Trust & Compliance Scan
✓Subprocessor Discovery
✓FDIC Registry Check
✓SEC Filing Search
✓Historical Media Search
✓Certification Registry

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What a ThirdProof investigation covers

Sanctions Screening

Is SolarWinds on any OFAC, EU, or UN sanctions list? Are any officers or affiliates flagged?

Cyber Risk Assessment

What is SolarWinds's security posture? Threat intelligence scanning, known vulnerabilities, and security header analysis.

Business Registration

Is SolarWinds a legitimately registered business entity? Corporate status, jurisdiction, and officer verification.

Adverse Media Analysis

Has SolarWinds appeared in negative news coverage? Data breaches, lawsuits, regulatory actions, and complaints.

Domain & Infrastructure

Is SolarWinds's website secure? TLS configuration, DNS hygiene, security headers, and domain age analysis.

Company Intelligence

What are SolarWinds's firmographics? Employee count, industry classification, technology stack, and corporate structure.

Trust & Compliance Verification

Does SolarWinds claim SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, or FedRAMP? ThirdProof scans trust pages for certification claims and cross-references the FedRAMP public registry for independent verification.

Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery

Who does SolarWinds depend on? ThirdProof discovers subprocessors from vendor-published pages and runs sanctions screening and safe browsing checks against each one.

Regulatory & Financial Filings

Has SolarWinds appeared in SEC enforcement filings? Is it associated with any FDIC bank failures? ThirdProof searches regulatory databases with entity verification to confirm attribution.

Frequently asked about SolarWinds

Is SolarWinds safe to use as a vendor?+
SolarWinds can be evaluated for vendor safety by checking sanctions databases (OFAC, EU, UN), verifying business registration through legal entity registries like GLEIF, scanning for adverse media coverage including data breaches and regulatory actions, and assessing domain security and cyber risk posture. ThirdProof automates this entire investigation across 24 intelligence sources and produces a deterministic risk tier (1-5 scale) with a confidence score. Run a free investigation to see SolarWinds's full risk profile.
Does SolarWinds have SOC 2 certification?+
To verify whether SolarWinds holds SOC 2 certification, ThirdProof scans the vendor's trust page and security documentation for certification claims, then cross-references those claims against independent registries where available (such as the FedRAMP Marketplace for FedRAMP authorization). Certifications are classified as independently verified, vendor attested, or not found in evidence — ensuring you know the verification level of each claim.
Is SolarWinds FedRAMP authorized?+
Based on ThirdProof's investigation, SolarWinds is not currently listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace. Organizations with federal compliance requirements should verify this directly and consider alternative vendors with FedRAMP authorization where required.
Has SolarWinds had any data breaches?+
ThirdProof's adverse media analysis searches multiple news APIs and public records for data breaches, security incidents, lawsuits, regulatory enforcement actions, and financial distress signals involving SolarWinds. Each finding is linked to its original source with severity classification. The investigation also checks SEC EDGAR for enforcement-related filings and FDIC records for financial institution failures, providing a comprehensive public record review.
Is SolarWinds on any sanctions lists?+
ThirdProof screens SolarWinds against OFAC SDN, consolidated international sanctions lists, and PEP (Politically Exposed Persons) databases. The screening uses entity name verification to reduce false positives from similar names. If SolarWinds or any associated officers appear on a sanctions list, this triggers an automatic escalation to the highest risk tier. No sanctions match is confirmed through a clean screening report in the investigation output.
How do I assess SolarWinds for vendor risk?+
ThirdProof investigates SolarWinds autonomously in under 2 minutes using 24 intelligence sources — no questionnaires, no vendor participation required. The investigation covers sanctions screening, cyber risk scoring, business registration, adverse media, domain security, and more. Reports are formatted for SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and CMMC compliance frameworks. Your first investigation is free.

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