CVE-2025-40554

moderate-risk
Published 2026-01-28

SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an authentication bypass vulnerability that, if exploited, could allow an attacker to invoke specific actions within Web Help Desk.

Do I need to act?

~
6.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Solarwinds

References (2)

Release Notes https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes...
Vendor Advisory https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40554
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 9/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal