SolarWinds Serv-U Path Restriction Bypass Vulnerability

published 2025-11-18 11 mo ago modified 2026-10-18 21 d ago also EUVD-2025-197928

cvss: 9.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

solarwinds serv-u 15.5.3

solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40549 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 11 mo ago (2025-11-19)

Exploit prediction

1.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% 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

Affected products

SolarWinds Serv-U

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

solarwinds.com /trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40549
patch, vendor-advisory
documentation.solarwinds.com /en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-3_release_notes.htm
release-notes

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-40549
NVD CVE-2025-40549

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Summary