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    CVE-2025-40549

    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.

    Published:Nov 18, 2025
    Last Modified:Feb 26, 2026
    EPS:Nov 18, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.0024
    CVSS Score:9.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Solarwinds
    Product
    Serv-u

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High