VDB
CVE-2025-40540
CVE-2025-40540
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.100000381469727 CRITICAL
A broken access control vulnerability exists in Serv-U which when exploited, gives a malicious actor the ability to create a system admin user and execute arbitrary code as a privileged account via domain admin or group admin privileges. 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.
EPSS 0.09% · 26.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
9.100000381469727
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.09%
26.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| solarwinds | serv-u | 0 |
| SolarWinds | Serv-U | SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.3 and prior versions, * |
Timeline
- Apr 16, 2025 CVE ID Reserved
- Feb 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Feb 24, 2026 CVE Published
- Feb 24, 2026 PoC Published
- Feb 24, 2026 PoC Published
- Feb 24, 2026 PoC Published
- Feb 24, 2026 PoC Published
- Feb 24, 2026 PoC Published
- Feb 24, 2026 PoC Published
- Feb 24, 2026 PoC Published
- Feb 24, 2026 PoC Published
- Feb 24, 2026 PoC Published
References
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40540 url
- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-4_release_notes.htm url
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-40538 advisory
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-40540 advisory
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-40539 advisory
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-40541 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40540 advisory
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40538 url