CVE-2025-40554

CRITICAL9.8

Public PoCHigh EPSS

Description

SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an authentication bypass vulnerability that, if exploited, could allow an attacker to invoke specific actions within Web Help Desk.

CVSS breakdown

CVSS 3.1

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected products

SolarWinds / Web Help Desk12.8.8 HF1 and below – 12.8.8 HF1 and below

Exploits & PoCs

nucleiSolarWinds Web Help Desk - Authentication Bypassby Bushi-gg

References

VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40554
MISChttps://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htm