Vulnerability details
CVE-2025-40548
SolarWinds Serv-U
SolarWinds Serv-U Broken Access Control - Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS 3.1
9.1Critical
Official description
A missing validation process exists in Serv U when abused, could give a malicious actor with access to admin privileges the ability to execute code. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored as a medium because services frequently run under less-privileged service accounts by default.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (SolarWinds) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SolarWinds | Serv-U | SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.2 and prior versions | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2025-11-18
- Last updated
- 2026-02-26
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- SolarWinds
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.76%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
55.6%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-269Improper Privilege Management