CVE-2025-40536 KEV
8.1
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 73.6% (pctl 99)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-02-15.
Description
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a security control bypass vulnerability that if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain access to certain restricted functionality.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.1 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 73.56% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-693 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2026-02-15 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2026-01-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | SolarWinds Web Help Desk Security Control Bypass Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2026-02-12 |
| Due | 2026-02-15 |
| Vendor / product | SolarWinds / Web Help Desk |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| solarwinds | web help desk |
References
- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htm
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40536
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-40536
- https://www.huntress.com/blog/active-exploitation-solarwinds-web-help-desk-cve-2025-26399
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