CVE-2025-40536
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Security Control Bypass Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.1 High
- Published
- Jan 28, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 16, 2025
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | SolarWinds |
Weaknesses
- CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Web Help DeskSolarWinds |
|
References
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40536vendor-advisorypatch
- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htmrelease-notes
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-40536government-resource
- https://www.huntress.com/blog/active-exploitation-solarwinds-web-help-desk-cve-2025-26399third-party-advisory
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