SolarWinds Serv-U is affected by an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability that can lead to remote code execution as root. A domain account with admin privileges and read and write access to the home directory is required. The impact is lower in Windows deployments.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_2026-3_release_notes.htm Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2026-28305 Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.1 · solarwindsNVD modified 2026-10-24 20:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 2
- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_2026-3_release_notes.htm Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2026-28305 Vendor Advisory