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CVE-2025-40549

SolarWinds Serv-U — SolarWinds Serv-U Path Restriction Bypass Vulnerability

EPSS 1%CVSS 9.1
critical.is priorityof 100
41
CVSS 9.1 (CNA)9.1 / 10 × 3027.3Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 66.4.664 × 2013.3No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

A Path Restriction Bypass vulnerability exists in Serv-U that when abused, could give a malicious actor with access to admin privileges the ability to execute code on a directory. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows systems, this scored as medium due to differences in how paths and home directories are handled.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Serv-USolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.2 and prior versions–CNA

Scores by source

SolarWinds (CNA)9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

References

refsolarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40549refdocumentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-3_release_notes.htm