CVE-2025-40552
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Jan 28, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 27, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 16, 2025
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | SolarWinds |
Weaknesses
- CWE-1390 Weak Authentication
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Web Help DeskSolarWinds |
|
References
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40552vendor-advisorypatch
- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htm
- https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-SolarWinds-WebHelpDesk-CVE-2025-40552-CVE-2025-40553/blob/main/watchTowr-vs-SolarWinds-WebHelpDesk-CVE-2025-40552-CVE-2025-40553.pyexploit
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