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Critical · 9.1 CVE-2025-40548 EUVD-2025-197929GHSA-crpp-v376-mvfw

SolarWinds Serv-U Broken Access Control - Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Nov 18, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026 · Assigned by SolarWinds

Description

A missing validation process exists in Serv U when abused, could give a malicious actor with access to admin privileges the ability to execute code.

This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored as a medium because services frequently run under less-privileged service accounts by default.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
SolarWinds Serv-U SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.2 and prior versions —

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