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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
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 53.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
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

Serv-USolarWinds
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Serv-U File ServerSolarWinds Inc.
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
serv-usolarwinds
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
solarwindscommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka solar winds
solarwinds inc.commercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka solarwinds orion platform, serv-u file server, access rights manager

Exploitability

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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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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

Timeline

Published
Nov 18, 2025
Last Updated
Dec 2, 2025

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