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CVE-2026-28302

SolarWinds Serv-U is affected by an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability that can lead to privilege escalation and remote code execution as root.

CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 0.72%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

SolarWinds Serv-U is affected by an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability that can lead to privilege escalation and remote code execution as root. This issue requires group administrator access. The impact is lower in Windows deployments.

CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.72% probability · 52th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-639
Affected: solarwinds/serv-u
Source: psirt@solarwinds.com

References

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_2026-3_release_notes.htmRelease Notes
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2026-28302Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.