CVE-2025-40536

criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.736 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP0 · Act now
Exploitable?
Yes · in the wild
CISA KEV · 2 exploits · weaponized
Likely / severe?
73.6% (99th) EPSS
CVSS 9.8 · critical
Is it mine?
5 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

added 2026-02-12remediate by 2026-02-15

required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-20

SolarWinds Web Help Desk Security Control Bypass Vulnerability

SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a security control bypass vulnerability that if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain access to certain restricted functionality.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.1–9.8

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9
v3.18.1highAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@solarwinds.comexploitability 2.2 · impact 5.9
v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
02

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-693USCWE-693US
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exploits (2)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (5)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-0247SolarWinds Web Help Desk: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-28csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in SolarWinds Web Help Desk ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, beliebigen Code auszuführen oder Administratorrechte zu erlangen.

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-01-28modified 2026-06-17
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references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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