CVE-2025-40551

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-02-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 84%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
99(Act)
EG Risk 99/100SSVC: Act

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Fix now — active exploitation, automatable, high impact.
EPSS
99.7%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

January 28, 2026

Last Modified

February 4, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated May 29, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-40551
generic

SolarWinds Trust Center Security Advisories | CVE-2025-40551 | SolarWinds

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40551
generic

WHD 2026.1 release notes

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htm

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 36× in last 7d / 202× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 389 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 02:55 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-22 20:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  5. 2026-07-22 17:03 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-22 17:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-22 13:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-22 09:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-22 05:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-22 01:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-21 21:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-21 17:37 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-21 17:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  18. 2026-07-21 13:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-21 09:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-21 05:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-21 02:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-20 22:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-20 18:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-20 14:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-20 10:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-20 06:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-20 02:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-19 22:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-19 18:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-19 14:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-19 10:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  9. 2026-07-18 23:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-07-17 16:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-17 12:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-17 08:13 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-17 08:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-17 04:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-17 00:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-16 20:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  25. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-07-16 16:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-16 12:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-16 08:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-16 04:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-07-16 01:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-15 21:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-07-15 17:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-15 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  34. 2026-07-15 15:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  35. 2026-07-15 13:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-07-15 09:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-15 05:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-15 01:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-07-14 21:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-07-14 18:05 UTCCISA KEV update
  41. 2026-07-14 17:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-14 13:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-07-14 10:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-14 06:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-07-14 02:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-07-13 22:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-07-13 18:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-07-13 17:07 UTCCISA KEV update
  49. 2026-07-13 14:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-07-13 10:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-13 06:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-07-13 02:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-12 22:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-12 19:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-07-12 15:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-07-12 11:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-12 07:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-07-12 03:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-11 23:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-07-11 19:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-11 15:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-07-11 11:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-07-11 08:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-07-11 04:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-07-11 00:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-10 20:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-07-10 17:52 UTCCISA KEV update
  72. 2026-07-10 16:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-07-10 12:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-10 08:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-10 04:45 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitexploit/multi/http/solarwinds_webhelpdesk_rce✓ verified
    First seen Jan 28, 2026

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk unauthenticated RCE

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2025/CVE-2025-40551.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2025

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk < 2026.1 - Unauthenticated JNDI Injection RCE

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2025-40551?
CVE-2025-40551 is a critical vulnerability published on January 28, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2025-40551 disclosed?
CVE-2025-40551 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 28, 2026, with the most recent update on February 4, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-40551 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-40551 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on February 3, 2026, affecting SolarWinds Web Help Desk. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-40551?
CVE-2025-40551 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-40551?
CVE-2025-40551 affects SolarWinds Web Help Desk. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-40551?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-40551, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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