CVE-2025-40551

SolarWinds Web Help Desk contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution, which would allow an attacker to run commands on the host machine. This could be exploited without authentication.

What this means for your business

It affects SolarWinds Web Help Desk. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
Attackers are already using it. CISA added it to its list of flaws used in real attacks on 3 February 2026.
FIRST's prediction model gives it a 84% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 99% of all known flaws.

What to do

1Check whether your company or your suppliers run SolarWinds Web Help Desk.
2If you do, follow CISA's required action below. No patch reference has been published yet.
3Treat it as urgent. US federal agencies must fix it by 6 February 2026. That deadline does not apply to private companies, but it shows how seriously CISA takes it.
4Because attackers have used it, check the affected systems for signs of a break-in, not only for the update.

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Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA’s wording, unedited.

Scoring

CVSS: Not yet scored

Dates

Published: 2026-02-03
Added to KEV: 2026-02-03
Remediation due: 2026-02-06
Sources: CISA KEV