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CERTFR-2026-AVI-0205

Vulnerability from certfr_avis - Published: 2026-02-25 - Updated: 2026-02-25

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans SolarWinds Serv-U. Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance et un contournement de la politique de sécurité.

Solutions

Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des correctifs (cf. section Documentation).

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Description
	SolarWinds	Serv-U	Serv-U versions antérieures à 15.5.4

References

Title

Publication Time

Tags

Bulletin de sécurité SolarWinds cve-2025-40538	2026-02-24	vendor-advisory
Bulletin de sécurité SolarWinds cve-2025-40540	2026-02-24	vendor-advisory
Bulletin de sécurité SolarWinds cve-2025-40539	2026-02-24	vendor-advisory
Bulletin de sécurité SolarWinds cve-2025-40541	2026-02-24	vendor-advisory

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      "name": "CVE-2025-40540",
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CVE-2025-40540 (GCVE-0-2025-40540)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-24 07:41 – Updated: 2026-02-25 04:55

Title

SolarWinds Serv-U Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Summary

A type confusion vulnerability exists in Serv-U which when exploited, gives a malicious actor the ability to execute arbitrary native code as privileged account. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored as a medium because services frequently run under less-privileged service accounts by default.

Severity ?

9.1 (Critical)


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

CWE

CWE-704 - Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Assigner

SolarWinds

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-…
	https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_c…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	SolarWinds	Serv-U	Affected: SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.3 and prior versions

Show details on NVD website

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CVE-2025-40539 (GCVE-0-2025-40539)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-24 07:40 – Updated: 2026-02-25 04:55

Title

SolarWinds Serv-U Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Summary

Severity ?

9.1 (Critical)


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

CWE

CWE-704 - Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Assigner

SolarWinds

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-…
	https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_c…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	SolarWinds	Serv-U	Affected: SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.3 and prior versions

Show details on NVD website

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CVE-2025-40541 (GCVE-0-2025-40541)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-24 07:41 – Updated: 2026-02-25 04:55

Title

SolarWinds Serv-U Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Summary

An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability exists in Serv-U, which when exploited, gives a malicious actor the ability to execute native code as a privileged account. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored as a medium because services frequently run under less-privileged service accounts by default.

Severity ?

9.1 (Critical)


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

CWE

CWE-704 - Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Assigner

SolarWinds

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-…
	https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_c…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	SolarWinds	Serv-U	Affected: SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.3 and prior versions

Show details on NVD website

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CVE-2025-40538 (GCVE-0-2025-40538)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-24 07:40 – Updated: 2026-02-25 04:55

Title

SolarWinds Serv-U Broken Access Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Summary

A broken access control vulnerability exists in Serv-U which when exploited, gives a malicious actor the ability to create a system admin user and execute arbitrary code as a privileged account via domain admin or group admin privileges. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored as a medium because services frequently run under less-privileged service accounts by default.

Severity ?

9.1 (Critical)


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

CWE

CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Assigner

SolarWinds

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-…
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Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	SolarWinds	Serv-U	Affected: SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.3 and prior versions

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
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Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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