CVE-2025-40551
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Publication date: 2026-01-28

Last updated on: 2026-02-04

Assigner: SolarWinds

Description
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an untrusted data deserialization vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution, which would allow an attacker to run commands on the host machine. This could be exploited without authentication.
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Published
2026-01-28
Last Modified
2026-02-04
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-01-29
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-40551
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Vendor Product Version / Range
solarwinds web_help_desk to 2026.1 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-502 The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an untrusted data deserialization issue in SolarWinds Web Help Desk that allows an attacker to execute remote code on the host machine without needing to authenticate.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to run arbitrary commands on the affected system remotely, potentially leading to full system compromise, data loss, or disruption of services.

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