CVE-2025-26399 (GCVE-0-2025-26399)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-23 05:07 – Updated: 2026-03-10 03:55
VLAI? CISA KEV
Title
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
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.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Affected: 12.8.7 and below
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Credits
Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CISA KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 70150c7d-d6de-447e-b47b-c24838ffd8eb

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-26399

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-03-09 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-03-09
Asserted: 2026-03-09
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability | Affected: SolarWinds / Web Help Desk | Description: SolarWinds Web Help Desk contain a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in AjaxProxy that could allow an attacker to run commands on the host machine. | Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. | Due date: 2026-03-12 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-26399 ; https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_12-8-7-hotfix-1_release_notes.htm ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26399
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-502
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product Web Help Desk
Due Date 2026-03-12
Date Added 2026-03-09
Vendorproject SolarWinds
Vulnerabilityname SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-03-09 20:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-03-09 20:00 UTC
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