CVE-2025-40548 — CRITICAL (9.1)

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-40548?

CVE-2025-40548 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.1/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2025-40548?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Solarwinds Serv-U.

Vulnerability Description

A missing validation process exists in Serv U when abused, could give a malicious actor with access to admin privileges the ability to execute code. 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.

CVSS Score

9.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Solarwinds	Serv-U	< 15.5.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269

References

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notRelease Notes
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40548PatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-40548?

CVE-2025-40548 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL). A missing validation process exists in Serv U when abused, could give a malicious actor with access to admin privileges the ability to execute code. This issue requires administrative privileges to ...

How severe is CVE-2025-40548?

CVE-2025-40548 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.1/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-40548?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Solarwinds Serv-U.