CVE-2025-40538 json
SolarWinds Serv-U Broken Access Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
published 2026-02-24 8 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-207546
- cvss
- 9.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A broken access control vulnerability exists in Serv-U which when exploited, gives a malicious actor the ability to create a system admin user and execute arbitrary code as a privileged account via domain admin or group admin privileges.
This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored as a medium because services frequently run under less-privileged service accounts by default.
Patch / fix
- solarwinds serv-u 15.5.4
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 8 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- SolarWinds Serv-U
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
solarwinds.com
/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40538
vendor-advisory
-
documentation.solarwinds.com
/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-4_release_notes.htm
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-40538
- NVD CVE-2025-40538
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