CVE-2025-40551 in solarwinds web help desk
LogPulse has a published detection rule for this CVE: it raises a notable when someone tries to exploit it.
What the vulnerability is
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an untrusted data deserialization vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution, which would allow an attacker to run commands on the host machine. This could be exploited without authentication.
Affected software: solarwinds web help desk
Scores
- CVSS: 9.8 (critical)
- EPSS: 84.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
- CISA KEV: Known exploited, listed 2026-02-03
- Published: 2026-01-28
What LogPulse has for it
- Detection rule: Yes, published
- Agent check (vulnerable version): No
- Mitigation: No
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