Vulnerability Report

CVE-2025-40536

CISA KEV Active

Title: Security Control Bypass in SolarWinds Web Help Desk

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2025-40536.

CWE Category CWE-693
Published Date Jan 28, 2026
Modified Date Feb 13, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 8.1 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
67.49%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-40536: 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.

Impacted Vendors

W
webhelpdesk 1
S
solarwinds 1

Reference Links

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-2025-40536
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

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CVE-2025-40536 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

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Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.