CVE-2025-40551 (GCVE-0-2025-40551)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-28 07:33 – Updated: 2026-02-04 04:55
VLAI? CISA KEV
Title
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
SolarWinds 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.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Affected: 12.8.8 HF1 and below
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Credits
Jimi Sebree working with Horizon3.ai
CISA KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 4577b5cf-4984-471a-9b66-88042214d56f

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-40551

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-02-03 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-02-03
Asserted: 2026-02-03
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability | Affected: SolarWinds / Web Help Desk | Description: SolarWinds Web Help Desk contains a deserialization of untrusted data 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. | Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. | Due date: 2026-02-06 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-40551 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40551
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-502
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product Web Help Desk
Due Date 2026-02-06
Date Added 2026-02-03
Vendorproject SolarWinds
Vulnerabilityname SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-04 08:04 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-04 08:04 UTC
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