What is CVE-2024-28986?

CVE-2024-28986 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Web Help Desk, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2024-28986?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-28986 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-28986 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-08-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Deserialization in Solarwinds Web Help Desk

CVE-2024-28986

SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a Java Deserialization Remote Code Execution vulnerability that, if exploited, would allow an attacker to run commands on the host machine. While it was reported as an unauthenticat…

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.815 (99.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Solarwinds Web Help Desk — versions previous versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2024-08-15. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2024-09-05.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28986?: CVE-2024-28986 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Web Help Desk, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-28986?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-28986 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2024-28986 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-08-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.