{"id":"CVE-2024-28987","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-28987","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T09:13:12.143Z","title":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability","description":"The SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software is affected by a hardcoded credential vulnerability, allowing remote unauthenticated user to access internal functionality and modify data.","published":"2024-08-21T22:15:04.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T07:22:13.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@solarwinds.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-798"],"affected":["solarwinds/web help desk"],"epss":{"score":0.93299,"percentile":0.99836,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2024-10-15","dueDate":"2024-11-05","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2024-28987 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28987"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 5 November 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/SolarWinds-Web-Help-Desk-12-8-3-Hotfix-2","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"psirt@solarwinds.com"},{"url":"https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2024-28987","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@solarwinds.com"},{"url":"https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/22/hardcoded_credentials_bug_solarwinds_whd/","tags":["Press/Media Coverage","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-28987","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28987","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}