CVE-2025-40548

SolarWinds Serv-U Broken Access Control - Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: Nov 18, 2025Updated: Dec 2, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-269

9.1CRITICAL

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:HPrivileges Required

High

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected Products

SolarWinds

commercial·USaka solar winds

Serv-UOn-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

SolarWinds Inc.

commercial·USaka access rights manager, solarwinds orion platform, serv-u file server

Serv-U File ServerOn-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

Privilege Escalation

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References

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40548

solarwinds.com

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-3_release_notes.htm

documentation.solarwinds.com

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-40548

solarwinds.com

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