CVE-2025-40541
CRITICALSolarWinds Serv-U < 15.5.4 - Authenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference
Title source: llmDescription
An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability exists in Serv-U, which when exploited, gives a malicious actor the ability to execute native code as a privileged account. 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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
9.1
EPSS
0.0057
EPSS Percentile
42.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-704
CWE-639
Status
published
Products (1)
solarwinds/serv-u
< 15.5.4
Published
Feb 24, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 24, 2026