CVE-2024-28995

HIGH KEV NUCLEI

SolarWinds Serv-U - Directory Traversal

Title source: nuclei
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2024-28995 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added July 17, 2024. EIP tracks 12 public exploits from researchers including İbrahimsql, Stuub, bigb0x, including a Metasploit module auxiliary/gather/solarwinds_servu_fileread_cve_2024_28995. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U versions <= 15.4.2 HF1, allowing attackers to read sensitive files on both Windows and Linux systems. It includes multiple path traversal techniques to access Serv-U log files and other system files.

Description

SolarWinds Serv-U was susceptible to a directory transversal vulnerability that would allow access to read sensitive files on the host machine.

Exploits (12)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by İbrahimsql · pythonremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52311

This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U versions <= 15.4.2 HF1, allowing attackers to read sensitive files on both Windows and Linux systems. It includes multiple path traversal techniques to access Serv-U log files and other system files.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SolarWinds Serv-U <= 15.4.2 HF1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target Serv-U instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 34 stars
by Stuub · infoleak
https://github.com/Stuub/CVE-2024-28995

This repository contains a Python script that exploits CVE-2024-28995, a path traversal vulnerability in Serv-U versions 15.4.2 and below. The script automates version detection, vulnerability checking, and file read exploitation via path traversal.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: RhinoSoft Serv-U (versions <= 15.4.2)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target Serv-U instance · Serv-U version <= 15.4.2
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec SCANNER 13 stars
by bigb0x · infoleak
https://github.com/bigb0x/CVE-2024-28995

This repository contains a scanner for CVE-2024-28995, a directory traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U. The tool checks for vulnerable paths and identifies exposed sensitive files on both Windows and Linux systems.

Classification
Scanner 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SolarWinds Serv-U
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target SolarWinds Serv-U instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 4 stars
by ibrahmsql · infoleak
https://github.com/ibrahmsql/CVE-2024-28995

This is a functional exploit for CVE-2024-28995, a directory traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U. The script includes multiple payloads to read sensitive files on both Windows and Linux systems, with version detection and OS fingerprinting.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SolarWinds Serv-U <= 15.4.2 HF1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target Serv-U instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 3 stars
by gotr00t0day · infoleak
https://github.com/gotr00t0day/CVE-2024-28995

This is a Python-based exploit for CVE-2024-28995, a directory traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U. It attempts to read sensitive files by manipulating the `InternalDir` and `InternalFile` parameters in the target URL.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SolarWinds Serv-U
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target SolarWinds Serv-U instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by 0xc4t · infoleak
https://github.com/0xc4t/CVE-2024-28995

This is a Python-based exploit for CVE-2024-28995, a directory traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U. It allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the target system by manipulating the `InternalDir` and `InternalFile` parameters.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SolarWinds Serv-U (versions affected by CVE-2024-28995)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target Serv-U instance · Serv-U instance vulnerable to CVE-2024-28995
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec SCANNER 2 stars
by ggfzx · poc
https://github.com/ggfzx/CVE-2024-28995

This repository provides a scanner tool for CVE-2024-28995, which targets Serv-U for arbitrary file read vulnerabilities. The tool supports single and batch URL scanning with proxy and threading options.

Classification
Scanner 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Serv-U version 15.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL or file containing URLs
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by Praison001 · infoleak
https://github.com/Praison001/CVE-2024-28995-SolarWinds-Serv-U

This is a functional exploit for CVE-2024-28995, an unauthenticated directory traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U. It allows reading arbitrary files on both Windows and Linux systems by manipulating the `InternalDir` and `InternalFile` parameters.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SolarWinds Serv-U 15.4.2 HF 1 and previous versions
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target SolarWinds Serv-U instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec SCANNER 1 stars
by huseyinstif · infoleak
https://github.com/huseyinstif/CVE-2024-28995-Nuclei-Template

This is a Nuclei template for detecting CVE-2024-28995, a directory traversal vulnerability in Serv-U versions 15.4.2 and below. It checks for the ability to read sensitive files like /etc/passwd via a crafted GET request.

Classification
Scanner 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Serv-U versions 15.4.2 and below
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must be running a vulnerable version of Serv-U
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec SCANNER
by muhammetali20 · infoleak
https://github.com/muhammetali20/CVE-2024-28995

This repository provides a Nuclei template and Shodan queries for detecting SolarWinds Serv-U instances vulnerable to CVE-2024-28995, a directory traversal vulnerability. It includes a command to scan targets using Nuclei and Shodan dorks for identification.

Classification
Scanner 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SolarWinds Serv-U 15.4.2 HF 1 and previous versions
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Nuclei installed · List of target IPs/URLs in targets.txt
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec SCANNER
by demoAlitalia · poc
https://github.com/demoAlitalia/CVE-2024-28995

This Go-based PoC scans for CVE-2024-28995, a directory traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U, by checking for sensitive file access via crafted paths. It reads target IPs from a file and tests for Windows/Linux file disclosure.

Classification
Scanner 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SolarWinds Serv-U (versions affected by CVE-2024-28995)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: List of target IPs in 'ips.txt' · Network access to target Serv-U instances
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC
by sfewer-r7, Hussein Daher · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/gather/solarwinds_servu_fileread_cve_2024_28995.rb

This Metasploit module exploits an unauthenticated directory traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U to read arbitrary files. It sends a crafted HTTP GET request with path traversal sequences to access files outside the intended directory.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SolarWinds Serv-U FTP Server 15.4, Serv-U Gateway 15.4, and Serv-U MFT Server 15.4 (versions prior to 15.4.2.157)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · SSL/TLS enabled on port 443
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

SolarWinds Serv-U - Directory Traversal
HIGHVERIFIEDby DhiyaneshDK
Shodan: html:"Serv-U"
FOFA: server="Serv-U"

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.9440
EPSS Percentile 100.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CISA KEV 2024-07-17
VulnCheck KEV 2024-06-21
InTheWild.io 2024-07-17
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2024-26057
CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (2)
solarwinds/serv-u 15.4.2 (2 CPE variants)
solarwinds/serv-u < 15.4.2
Published Jun 06, 2024
KEV Added Jul 17, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026