Vulnerability details

CVE-2025-40537

SolarWinds Web Help Desk

SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credentials Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1

7.5High

Official description

SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a hardcoded credentials vulnerability that, under certain situations, could allow access to administrative functions.

CVSS scores

Score	Version	Source	Vector
7.5High	3.1	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (SolarWinds)	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Source
SolarWinds	Web Help Desk	12.8.8 HF1 and below	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40537 vendor-advisorypatch
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htm release-notes

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Details

Published: 2026-01-28
Last updated: 2026-02-26
State: Published
Assigner (CNA): SolarWinds

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.58%

Probability of exploitation in 30 days

48.1%

Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable: No
Exploitation: None
Technical impact: Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-798
Use of Hard-coded Credentials