CVE-2025-40553
critical · 9.8SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an untrusted data deserialization vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution, which would allow an attacker to run commands on the host machine. This could be exploited without authentication.
9.8
CVSS
60.4%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
99th
EPSS percentile
2026-01-28
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-502
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| solarwinds | web_help_desk | < 2026.1 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htm
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40553
- https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-SolarWinds-WebHelpDesk-CVE-2025-40552-CVE-2025-40553/blob/main/watchTowr-vs-SolarWinds-WebHelpDesk-CVE-2025-40552-CVE-2025-40553.py
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2025-40553