This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored as a medium because services frequently run under less-privileged service accounts by default.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
No advisories yet.
Solution
SolarWinds recommends that customers upgrade to SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.3 as soon as it becomes available.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:45:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:15:00 +0000
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ssvc
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Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:30:00 +0000
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Microsoft
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Microsoft
Microsoft windows Solarwinds Solarwinds serv-u |
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000
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| Description | A logic error vulnerability exists in Serv-U which when abused could give a malicious actor with access to admin privileges the ability to execute code. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored as a medium because services frequently run under less-privileged service accounts by default. | |
| Title | SolarWinds Serv-U Logic Abuse - Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-116 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: SolarWinds
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-19T04:55:23.020Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T08:01:25.942Z
Link: CVE-2025-40547
Updated: 2025-11-18T14:21:12.950Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-11-18T09:15:51.970
Modified: 2025-12-02T16:36:27.900
Link: CVE-2025-40547
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-11-18T14:15:49Z