CVE-2025-40536

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.

  • Published Jan 28, 2026
  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • 73.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • In CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
  • A Metasploit module exploits it

Affected software

CVE-2025-40536 at the National Vulnerability Database