CVSS 3.1
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2025-40536
Critical (9.8) in SolarWinds Web Help Desk. In CISA KEV since 2026-02-12. EPSS 74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 99% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CISA KEV
- listed 2026-02-12, due 2026-02-15
- CWE
- CWE-693
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- 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