Web Help Desk
CVE-2025-40553: SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an untrusted data deserialization vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution, which would allow an attacker to run commands on the host machine.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Web Help Desk 12.8 | See the advisory |
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What it is
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an untrusted data deserialization 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.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 13 Oct 2026.