CVE-2025-26399
Confirmed PUBLISHEDSolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
1 day faster than CISA KEV
Recommended Action
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
At a Glance
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an unauthenticated AjaxProxy deserialization remote code execution vulnerability that, if exploited, would allow an attacker to run commands on the host machine. This vulnerability is a patch bypass of CVE-2024-28988, which in turn is a patch bypass of CVE-2024-28986.
- CVE Published
- Sep 23, 2025
- Exploitation Reported
- Jun 01, 2026
- CVSS
- 9.8 Critical
- EPSS
- 88.3%
Affected Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SolarWinds |
Web Help Desk
|
12.8.7 and below |
Affected |
CVE References
- solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-26399 solarwinds.com · CVE Record https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-...
- documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/... documentation.solarwinds.com · CVE Record https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/re...
Recommended Actions
- Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
- Use the Pro API to automate enrichment, telemetry, and workflow delivery for VM, SOC, and CTI pipelines.
Known Exploited Vulnerability Sources
Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEVIntel Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CVE First | 2026-06-01 12:09 UTC |
| CISA | 2026-06-02 14:02 UTC |
No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
Check back as sensor telemetry and scanner integrations are updated.
Virtual Patch
Compensating WAF rules to help reduce exposure to this CVE. Rule content and deployable vendor exports are available with KEVIntel Enterprise.
KEVIntel does not currently have a virtual patch for this CVE. When available, KEVIntel virtual patches ship as deployable ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF rules.
Enterprise feature. Virtual patch rule content and deployable vendor exports (ModSecurity, Cloudflare, AWS WAF) are available to KEVIntel Enterprise users.
CVSS Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Status
Exploited in the wild
Recorded 2026-06-01 12:09:49 UTC · CVE
Weaknesses (CWE)
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Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Timeline
Key exploitation, disclosure, scanner coverage, and KEV attestation events for this CVE.
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14:02 UTC about 2 months ago14:02 UTC · about 2 months ago
Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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12:09 UTC about 2 months ago12:09 UTC · about 2 months ago
Added to KEVIntel KEV Feed
High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
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05:07 UTC 10 months ago05:07 UTC · 10 months ago
CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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00:19 UTC over 1 year ago00:19 UTC · over 1 year ago
CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Automate This Intelligence with the Pro API
Confidence scoring, exploit status, sensor telemetry, PoCs, scanner integrations, mentions, and tags are available programmatically for VM, SOC, and CTI workflows.
Pro API Example
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2025-26399
{
"cve_id": "CVE-2025-26399",
"title": "SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data Privilege Escalati...",
"affected_vendor": "SolarWinds",
"affected_product": "Web Help Desk",
"affected_versions": [
{ "vendor": "...", "product": "...", "status": "affected", "display_label": "..." }
],
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 9.8,
"epss_score": 0.8833,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "...": "Pro API fields" },
"proof_of_concepts": [ "..." ],
"scanner_integrations": [ "..." ]
}