CVE-2025-40554

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  3. CVE-2025-40554
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an authentication bypass vulnerability that, if exploited, could allow an attacker to invoke specific actions within Web Help Desk.

9.8 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htm Release Notes
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40554 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

03 Feb 2026, 21:08

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Solarwinds
Solarwinds web Help Desk
CPE cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:web_help_desk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htm - () https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htm - Release Notes
References () https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40554 - () https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40554 - Vendor Advisory
Information

Published : 2026-01-28 08:16

Updated : 2026-02-03 21:08

NVD link : CVE-2025-40554

Mitre link : CVE-2025-40554

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-40554

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Products Affected

solarwinds

  • web_help_desk
CWE
CWE-1390

Weak Authentication