CVE-2018-19999

HIGH

SolarWinds Serv-U FTP Server 15.1.6.25 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The local management interface in SolarWinds Serv-U FTP Server 15.1.6.25 has incorrect access controls that permit local users to bypass authentication in the application and execute code in the context of the Windows SYSTEM account, leading to privilege escalation. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have local access the the host running Serv-U, and a Serv-U administrator have an active management console session.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/46

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 17.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
solarwinds/serv-u_ftp_server 15.1.6.25
Published Jun 07, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026