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CVE-2025-40552

SolarWinds Web Help Desk Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Published: Jan 28, 2026Updated: Feb 26, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-1390
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
49.7%
Top 1.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Nuclei · OpenVAS

Description

SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an authentication bypass vulnerability that if exploited, would allow a malicious actor to execute actions and methods that should be protected by authentication.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-1390

Affected Products

SolarWinds
commercial·USaka solar winds
Web Help DeskOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
SolarWinds Inc.
commercial·USaka access rights manager, solarwinds orion platform, serv-u file server
SolarWinds Web Help DeskOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

Exploit details including PoC links, Metasploit modules, and scanner templates are available after registration.

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References

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40552
solarwinds.com
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htm
documentation.solarwinds.com
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40552
solarwinds.com
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News mentions
1

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