CVE-2025-40538— SolarWinds Serv-U Broken Access Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-40538
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
SolarWinds Serv-U Broken Access Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
A broken access control vulnerability exists in Serv-U which when exploited, gives a malicious actor the ability to create a system admin user and execute arbitrary code as a privileged account via domain admin or group admin privileges. 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.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
特权管理不恰当
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
SolarWinds Serv-U 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
SolarWinds Serv-U是美国SolarWinds公司的一款 FTP（文件传输协议）服务器软件。 SolarWinds Serv-U存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于访问控制破坏，可能导致创建系统管理员用户并执行任意代码。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
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Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SolarWinds | Serv-U | SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.3 and prior versions | - |
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Same Patch Batch · SolarWinds · 2026-02-24 · 4 CVEs total
| CVE-2025-40539 | 9.1 CRITICAL | SolarWinds Serv-U Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2025-40540 | 9.1 CRITICAL | SolarWinds Serv-U Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2025-40541 | 9.1 CRITICAL | SolarWinds Serv-U Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) Remote Code Execution Vulnerabil |
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