CVE-2025-40552

Published Jan 28, 2026

Last updated 18 days ago

CVSS critical 9.8

SolarWinds Web Help Desk

Supply chain

Overview

Description: SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an authentication bypass vulnerability that if exploited, would allow a malicious actor to execute actions and methods that should be protected by authentication.
Source: psirt@solarwinds.com
NVD status: Modified
Products: web_help_desk

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Secondary
Base score: 9.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: CRITICAL

Weaknesses

psirt@solarwinds.com: CWE-1390

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:web_help_desk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "F7CADB33-214C-441A-BB62-64811EBBEB29",
            "versionEndExcluding": "2026.1",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.

Overview

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Weaknesses

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