CVE-2026-28316 — CRITICAL (9.1)

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-28316?

CVE-2026-28316 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-2026-28316?

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

Vulnerability Description

SolarWinds Serv-U is affected by an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability that can lead to privilege escalation to a system administrator with the ability to execute commands as the root user. This issue requires a domain account with administrator access. The impact is lower in Windows deployments.

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	< 2026.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-639

References

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2026-28316Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-28316?

CVE-2026-28316 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL). SolarWinds Serv-U is affected by an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability that can lead to privilege escalation to a system administrator with the ability to execute commands as the ro...

How severe is CVE-2026-28316?

CVE-2026-28316 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-2026-28316?

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