CVE-2018-15906
SolarWinds Serv-U FTP Server 15.1.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the Import feature and modifying a CSV file.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
SolarWinds Serv-U FTP Server 15.1.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the Import feature and modifying a CSV file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.10% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- solarwinds/serv-u ftp server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 6.6% on 21 September 2026 to 8.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151473/SolarWinds-Serv-U-FTP-15.1.6-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Feb/4Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106844Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151473/SolarWinds-Serv-U-FTP-15.1.6-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Feb/4Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106844Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.