CVE-2025-26400 (GCVE-0-2025-26400)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-29 08:07 – Updated: 2025-07-29 13:47
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Summary
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was reported to be affected by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure. A valid, low-privilege access is required unless the attacker had access to the local server to modify configuration files.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Affected: 12.8.6 and previous versions
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Credits
DieuLink, Nhiephon, and chung96vn from GCSC Vietnam
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