CVE-2025-40536 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2025-40536

SolarWinds Web Help Desk Security Control Bypass Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a security control bypass vulnerability that if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain access to certain restricted functionality.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Jimi Sebree working with Horizon3.ai

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Web Help Desk
Vulnerable Versions:
12.8.8 HF1 and below

Timeline

Official Publish: January 28th, 2026
Last Modified: February 26th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-693

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1562 Impair Defenses
Defense Evasion
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1550 Use Alternate Authentication Material
Defense Evasion
T1485 Data Destruction
Impact