CVE-2025-40549
CRITICALSolarWinds Serv-U < 15.5.3 - Authenticated Path Traversal
Title source: llmDescription
A Path Restriction Bypass vulnerability exists in Serv-U that when abused, could give a malicious actor with access to admin privileges the ability to execute code on a directory. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows systems, this scored as medium due to differences in how paths and home directories are handled.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Release Notes
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-3_release_notes.htm
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40549
Scores
CVSS v3
9.1
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
27.1%
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-22
Status
published
Products (1)
solarwinds/serv-u
< 15.5.3
Published
Nov 18, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026