CVE-2025-40552

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 9.8 Critical

Status

Modified - psirt@solarwinds.com

Published

2026-01-28

Last modified

2026-02-27

Weaknesses

CWE-1390

Affected products

• Web Help Desk (Solarwinds)

References

• https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htm
• https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40552
• https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-SolarWinds-WebHelpDesk-CVE-2025-40552-CVE-2025-40553/blob/main/watchTowr-…