{
    "id": "CVE-2025-40552",
    "published": "2026-01-28 08:16:02",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 09:21:44",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-1390",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.51997",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98923",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-02 18:17:51",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "EPSS 52% — above the 10% action threshold."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "solarwinds",
            "product": "web_help_desk"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "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-2025-40552",
        "https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-SolarWinds-WebHelpDesk-CVE-2025-40552-CVE-2025-40553/blob/main/watchTowr-vs-SolarWinds-WebHelpDesk-CVE-2025-40552-CVE-2025-40553.py"
    ]
}