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    CVE-2025-40552

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an authentication bypass vulnerability that if exploited, would allow a malicious actor to execute actions and methods that should be protected by authentication.

    Published:Jan 28, 2026
    Last Modified:Feb 27, 2026
    EPS:Jan 28, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00018
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Solarwinds
    Product
    Web Help Desk

    Exploits

    https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-SolarWinds-WebHelpDesk-CVE-2025-40552-CVE-2025-40553

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-1390 Weak Authentication

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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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