CVE-2025-40536

Published: Jan 28, 2026Modified: Feb 13, 2026CISA KEV

9.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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 (1)

Products: Solarwinds: Web Help Desk

Solarwinds

1 product

Web Help Desk

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Solarwinds Web Help Desk	Before 2026.1

Related CWEs

CWE-693

Protection Mechanism Failure

The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

References (4)

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htm

Source: psirt@solarwinds.com

Release Notes

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40536

Source: psirt@solarwinds.com

Vendor Advisory

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-40536

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

US Government Resource

https://www.huntress.com/blog/active-exploitation-solarwinds-web-help-desk-cve-2025-26399

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Third Party Advisory

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