CVE-2025-40552 (GCVE-0-2025-40552)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-28 07:34 – Updated: 2026-02-27 04:55
VLAI
Title
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Affected: 12.8.8 HF1 and below
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Date Public
2026-01-28 07:34
Credits
Piotr Bazydlo working with watchTowr
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