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CVE-2024-28995

SolarWinds Serv-U was susceptible to a directory transversal vulnerability that would allow access to read sensitive files on the host machine.

CVSS 8.6 · HighBuzz score 64.4KEV listed

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 64.4

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 26.4 · diversity 13.0 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
26.4
13 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
13.0
4 sources across 2 categories
KEV score
25.0
Known exploited vulnerability present
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
13 source links · newest first
  • A vulnerability (CVE-2026-28318) that can be exploited to crash SolarWinds Serv-U file transfer servers is being leveraged by attackers in the wild, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirmed on Friday. The agency has ordered US federal civilian agencies to address it by June 19, 2026, either by implementing a patch or implementing mitigations. About CVE-2026-28318 CVE-2026-28318 is an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that can be triggered by remote, unauthenticated attackers. The flaw … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJun 8, 2026, 10:26 AM
  • SolarWinds addressed four critical Serv-U vulnerabilities that could let attackers gain root access to unpatched servers. SolarWinds released updates fixing four critical Serv-U vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution, potentially giving attackers full root access on unpatched servers. Serv-U is a file transfer server software that allows organizations to securely transfer files over networks using […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comFeb 24, 2026, 8:07 PM
  • Discover how GreyNoise’s honeypots are monitoring exploit attempts on the SolarWinds Serv-U vulnerability (CVE-2024-28995). Gain insights into the specific files attackers target and how real-time data helps security teams focus on true threats. Read our full blog for detailed analysis.

    vendorwww.greynoise.ioSep 30, 2024, 12:00 AM
  • U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Adobe Commerce and Magento, SolarWinds Serv-U, and VMware vCenter Server bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: Below are the descriptions of the flaws added to the KEV catalog: […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJul 21, 2024, 8:28 AM
  • Adobe and CISA warn that a recent Adobe Commerce vulnerability has been exploited in the wild.

    newswww.securityweek.comJul 18, 2024, 1:38 PM
  • A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Infosys McCamish Systems data breach impacted over 6 million people A cyberattack shut down the University Hospital Centre […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJun 30, 2024, 8:47 AM
  • A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. US government sanctions twelve Kaspersky Lab executives Experts found a bug in the Linux version of RansomHub ransomware […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJun 23, 2024, 9:01 AM
  • Threat actors are actively exploiting a recently discovered vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U software using publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) code. Threat actors are actively exploiting a recently discovered vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-28995, in SolarWinds Serv-U software. The vulnerability CVE-2024-28995 is a high-severity directory transversal issue that allows attackers to read sensitive files on the host machine. […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJun 23, 2024, 8:23 AM
  • Threat actors are exploiting a recent path traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U using public PoC code.

    newswww.securityweek.comJun 21, 2024, 12:03 PM
  • Discover details about CVE-2024-28995, a path-traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U, and see how a honeypot setup revealed diverse exploit attempts, including manual attacks. Learn how attackers bypassed filters and targeted specific files in this co

    vendorwww.greynoise.ioJun 18, 2024, 12:00 AM
  • Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: High-risk Atlassian Confluence RCE fixed, PoC available (CVE-2024-21683) If you’re self-hosting an Atlassian Confluence Server or Data Center installation, you should upgrade to the latest available version to fix a high-severity RCE flaw (CVE-2024-21683) for which a PoC and technical details are already public. Kali Linux 2024.2 released: 18 new tools, countless updates Kali Linux 2024.2 is now available. It … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJun 9, 2024, 8:00 AM
  • SolarWinds has fixed a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-28995) affecting its Serv-U managed file transfer (MFT) server solution, which could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive files on the host machine. About CVE-2024-28995 Serv-U MFT Server is a widely used enterprise solution that provides secure file transfer and file sharing hosted on Windows and Linux machines. Discovered and reported by Hussein Daher, CVE-2024-28995 is a directory traversal (aka path traversal) vulnerability that affects SolarWinds Serv-U … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJun 7, 2024, 4:52 PM
  • SolarWinds has released patches for high-severity vulnerabilities in Serv-U and the SolarWinds Platform.

    newswww.securityweek.comJun 7, 2024, 10:54 AM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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