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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.

CVSS 9.8 · CriticalBuzz score 39.0

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Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 39.0

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 19.5 · diversity 19.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
19.5
6 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
19.5
6 sources across 3 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
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Evidence

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  • 2nd March – Threat Intelligence ReportCheck Point Research

    For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 2nd March, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Wynn Resorts, a United States-based casino and hotel operator, has confirmed that employee data was accessed following an extortion threat linked to ShinyHunters. The company said operations were not disrupted. Reports indicate […]

    vendorresearch.checkpoint.comMar 2, 2026, 4:29 PM
  • h RCE on what was, at the time, a fully patched instance. Well-intentioned as always, our initial goal was to reproduce CVE-2025-26399 - a previously patched SolarWinds Web Help Desk deserialization RCE disclosed in 2025. The vulnerabilities we discovered are: CVE-2025-40552 / WT-2025-0099 - Authentication Bypass CVE-2025-40553 / WT-2025-0100 - Remote

    exploitlabs.watchtowr.comFeb 25, 2026, 8:06 PM
  • SolarWinds patched six Web Help Desk vulnerabilities, including four critical flaws exploitable without authentication for RCE or auth bypass. SolarWinds released security updates to address six Web Help Desk vulnerabilities, including four critical bugs that allow unauthenticated remote code execution or authentication bypass. The three critical flaws found by watchTowr, and specifically by researcher Piotr […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJan 29, 2026, 7:17 PM
  • The four critical flaws could be exploited without authentication for remote code execution or authentication bypass.

    newswww.securityweek.comJan 29, 2026, 1:18 PM
  • SolarWinds has fixed six critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in its popular Web Help Desk (WHD) support ticketing and asset management solution, and is urging customers to upgrade to v2026.1 as soon as possible. The vulnerabilities The WHD vulnerabilities fixed were unearthed by Jimi Sebree from Horizon3.ai and Piotr Bazydlo from watchTowr. Sebree flagged a security control bypass flaw (CVE-2025-40536), hardcoded/static credentials (CVE-2025-40537), and an untrusted data deserialization vulnerability (CVE-2025-40551). While the first two may allow … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJan 29, 2026, 9:17 AM
  • SolarWinds is yet again disclosing security vulnerabilities in one of its widely-used products. The company has released updates to patch six critical authentication bypass and remote command execution vulnerabilities in its Web Help Desk (WHD) IT software. These flaws could allow attackers to bypass authentication, perform remote code execution (RCE), and access certain functionality that should […]

    newswww.csoonline.comJan 29, 2026, 3:11 AM

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