Exploited· due 2026-02-06

CVE-2025-40551

SolarWinds Web Help Desk

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.

Exploitation status

  • CISA has confirmed this is being exploited in the wild. That is an observation of real attacks, not a prediction.
  • US federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it by 2026-02-06. That deadline does not bind private companies, but it is a reasonable benchmark for how urgently CISA views it.

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