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High · 8.1 Known exploited Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2025-40536 EUVD-2025-206418GHSA-m83h-48rr-jcrh

SolarWinds Web Help Desk Security Control Bypass Vulnerability

Published Jan 28, 2026 · Updated Feb 26, 2026 · Assigned by SolarWinds

Vendor: SolarWinds Product: Web Help Desk

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
SolarWinds Web Help Desk 12.8.8 HF1 and below —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Metasploit 1 module

GitHub 1 repository

  • victoriaalicex/CVE-2025-40536-Analysis ★ 0 · Jun 1, 2026

    CVE analysis of CVE-2025-40536, SolarWinds Web Help Desk security control bypass (CVSS 8.1). Covers vulnerability mechanics, attack chain with companion RCE CVEs, Storm-2603 threat actor attribution,…

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

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