SolarWinds Web Help Desk Security Control Bypass Vulnerability_CVE-2025-40536

8.1 / 10

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-40536

Source SolarWinds

Published Jan 28, 2026 at 07:30

Affected Product

Vendor SolarWinds

Product Web Help Desk

Version 12.8.8 HF1 and below

Affected Versions SolarWinds Web Help Desk 12.8.8 HF1 and below

CWE Classification

CWE-693

References

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