{"id":"CVE-2024-28988","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-28988","generatedAt":"2026-11-02T14:56:11.565Z","title":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a Java Deserialization Remote Code Execution vulnerability that, if exploited, would allow an attacker to run commands on the host machine.","description":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a Java Deserialization Remote Code Execution vulnerability that, if exploited, would allow an attacker to run commands on the host machine. This vulnerability was found by the ZDI team after researching a previous vulnerability and providing this report. The ZDI team was able to discover an unauthenticated attack during their research. \n\n\n\n\n\nWe recommend all Web Help Desk customers apply the patch, which is now available. \n\n\n\n\n\nWe thank Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) for its ongoing partnership in coordinating with SolarWinds on responsible disclosure of this and other potential vulnerabilities.","published":"2025-09-01T22:15:30.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T07:22:13.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@solarwinds.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-502"],"affected":["solarwinds/web help desk"],"epss":{"score":0.41744,"percentile":0.98687,"date":"2026-11-01","history":[{"date":"2026-11-01","score":0.41744,"percentile":0.98687}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 41.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/WHD-12-8-3-Hotfix-3","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"psirt@solarwinds.com"},{"url":"https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2024-28988","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@solarwinds.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28988","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."}