CVE-2025-40554 (GCVE-0-2025-40554)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-28 07:36 – Updated: 2026-01-29 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, could allow an attacker to invoke specific actions within Web Help Desk.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Affected: 12.8.8 HF1 and below
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Credits
Piotr Bazydlo working with watchTowr
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