CVE-2025-40552

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-01-28. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 50%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 authentication bypass vulnerability that if exploited, would allow a malicious actor to execute actions and methods that should be protected by authentication.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
98.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 28, 2026

Last Modified

February 26, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated May 30, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

watchTowr-vs-SolarWinds-WebHelpDesk-CVE-2025-40552-CVE-2025-40553/watchTowr-vs-SolarWinds-WebHelpDesk-CVE-2025-40552-CVE-2025-40553.py at main · watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-SolarWinds-WebHelpDesk-CVE-2025-40552-CVE-2025-40553 · GitHub

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

SolarWinds Trust Center Security Advisories | CVE-2025-40552 | SolarWinds

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40552
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 7× in last 7d / 33× 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.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  42. 2026-05-29 15:08 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-05-29 15:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

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

  • GitHub PoCwatchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-SolarWinds-WebHelpDesk-CVE-2025-40552-CVE-2025-40553
    First seen Feb 13, 2026
    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2025/CVE-2025-40552.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2025

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk - Authentication Bypass

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-40552?
CVE-2025-40552 is a critical vulnerability published on January 28, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2025-40552 disclosed?
CVE-2025-40552 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 28, 2026, with the most recent update on February 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-40552 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-40552 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-40552?
CVE-2025-40552 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-40552?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-40552, 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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