CVE-2025-40545
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Publication date: 2025-11-18

Last updated on: 2025-11-24

Assigner: SolarWinds

Description
SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted is susceptible to an open redirection vulnerability. The URL is not properly sanitized, and an attacker could manipulate the string to redirect a user to a malicious site. The attack complexity is high, and authentication is required.
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Published
2025-11-18
Last Modified
2025-11-24
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2025-11-18
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-40545
EUVD
EUVD-2025-197926
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Vendor Product Version / Range
solarwinds observability_self-hosted to 2025.4.1 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-601 The web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a redirect.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an open redirection issue in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted. The software does not properly sanitize URLs, allowing an attacker to manipulate the URL string to redirect users to malicious websites. Exploiting this requires high attack complexity and user authentication.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could use this vulnerability to redirect authenticated users to malicious sites, potentially leading to phishing attacks or other malicious activities. Although the attack complexity is high and authentication is required, successful exploitation could compromise user trust and security.

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