CVE-2025-40538
HIGH WAF: Low
CVSS 7.2
Published: 2026-02-24
CWE-269
A broken access control vulnerability exists in Serv-U which when exploited, gives a malicious actor the ability to create a system admin user and execute arbitrary code as a privileged account via domain admin or group admin privileges. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored as a medium because services frequently run under less-privileged service accounts by default.
WAF Coverage Analysis
Improper Privilege Management
Low WAF Coverage
OWASP: A01:2021 Broken Access Control
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| solarwinds | serv-u | up to 15.5.4 |
References
- documentation.solarwinds.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.solarwinds.com (Vendor Advisory)