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CVE-2025-40536

High CVSS 8.1 Known exploited

Published 2026-01-28 · last changed 2026-06-17 · added to CISA KEV 2026-02-12

This one is being exploited in the wild.

CISA added CVE-2025-40536 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-02-12. Federal agencies are required to remediate it on a deadline. If you have affected machines, this is the class of finding that moves ahead of the rest of the queue.

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2025-40536, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a security control bypass vulnerability that if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain access to certain restricted functionality.

Sources

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H