SolarWinds Web Help Desk Auth Bypass Vulnerability
CVE-2025-40552 Published on January 28, 2026

SolarWinds Web Help Desk Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an authentication bypass vulnerability that if exploited, would allow a malicious actor to execute actions and methods that should be protected by authentication.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-40552 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. An automatable proof of concept (POC) exploit exists. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

CWE-1390

Products Associated with CVE-2025-40552

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Affected Versions

SolarWinds Web Help Desk Version 12.8.8 HF1 and below is affected by CVE-2025-40552

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.02%
Percentile
4.47%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.