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CVE-2025-40536

SolarWinds Web Help Desk Security Control Bypass Vulnerability

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
April 16, 2025
Published Date
January 28, 2026
Last Updated
February 26, 2026
Vendor
SolarWinds
Product
Web Help Desk
Description
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.
Tags
cisa nuclei_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

8.1 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2026-06-01 10:50:56 UTC) Source

References

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40536 https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htm

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CVE 2026-06-01 10:50:56 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-40536.yaml 2026-06-01 15:34:41 UTC

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Nuclei