CVE-2025-26400

SolarWinds Web Help Desk was reported to be affected by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure. A valid, low-privilege access is required unless the attacker had access to the local server to modify configuration files.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_12-8-7_release_notes.htm	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-26400	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:web_help_desk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-07-29 08:15

Updated : 2025-11-17 16:11

NVD link : CVE-2025-26400

Mitre link : CVE-2025-26400

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-26400

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Products Affected

solarwinds

web_help_desk

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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