CVE-2025-40549
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-18
Last updated on: 2025-12-02
Assigner: SolarWinds
Description
Description
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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| solarwinds | serv-u | to 15.5.3 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a Path Restriction Bypass in Serv-U that allows a malicious actor with administrative privileges to execute code in a directory by bypassing path restrictions.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with admin access to execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to full system compromise, data loss, or disruption of services.
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