CVE-2025-40552 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2025-40552

SolarWinds Web Help Desk Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Vulnerability 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.

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:

  • Piotr Bazydlo working with watchTowr

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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 27th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1390

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.