What is CVE-2023-35179?

CVE-2023-35179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Serv-U, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-35179?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Solarwinds Serv-U

CVE-2023-35179

A vulnerability has been identified within Serv-U 15.4 that, if exploited, allows an actor to bypass multi-factor/two-factor authentication. The actor must have administrator-level access to Serv-U to perform this action.

Published 2023-08-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Solarwinds Serv-U — versions 15.4, 15.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2023-35179 (Broken Link)
support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Serv-U-15-4-Hotfix-1 (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-35179?: CVE-2023-35179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Serv-U, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-35179?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.